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Gerastos (Gerastos)

Trilobita - Proetida - Proetidae

Taxonomy
Gerastos (Gerastos) was named by Goldfuss (1843).

It was assigned to Gerastos by Goldfuss (1843).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Gerastos (Gerastos) Goldfuss

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
superfamilyProetoideaHawle and Corda 1847
familyProetidaeSalter 1864
subfamilyProetinaeSalter 1864
genusGerastos(Goldfuss 1843)
subgenusGerastosGoldfuss 1843

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subg. †Gerastos (Gerastos) Goldfuss 1843
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Gerastos (Gerastos) kazan Šnajdr 1980
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: deposit feedero
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 18:30:23
Modified: 2009-12-19 04:35:55
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Fortey and Owens 1999, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Pragian or 410.80000 to 407.60000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Czech Republic Gerastos cingulatus (10378) Gerastos kazan, Gerastos microphthalmoides, Gerastos vingis (10342) Gerastos vingis (12104)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Czech Republic (Prague) Gerastos cingulatus (231004) Gerastos cingulatus, Gerastos microphthalmoides (12071 231003) Gerastos kazan, Gerastos ophthalmoides (12083)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Czech Republic (Srbsko) Gerastos aluxal (80314)