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Perakaspis trapezoidalis

Trilobita - Proetida - Tropidocoryphidae

Taxonomy
Perakaspis trapezoidalis was named by Kobayashi and Hamada (1972). It is the type species of Perakaspis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Perakaspis trapezoidalis Kobayashi and Hamada

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
superfamilyProetoideaHawle and Corda 1847
familyTropidocoryphidaePribyl 1946
genusPerakaspisKobayashi and Hamada 1972
speciestrapezoidalisKobayashi and Hamada 1972

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.

Perakaspis trapezoidalis Kobayashi and Hamada 1972
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: deposit feedero
Created: 2012-08-27 22:22:34
Modified: 2012-08-27 07:22:49
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Fortey and Owens 1999
Collections
No collection or age range data are available