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Thebanaspis jefferyi

Trilobita - Proetida - Proetidae

Taxonomy
Thebanaspis jefferyi was named by Adrain (1997). Its type specimen is ROM 53024 and is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Thebanaspis jefferyi Adrain p. 42 figs. PI. 20, figs. 1-16

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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
subfamilyCrassiproetinaeOsmólska 1970
genusThebanaspisLutke 1990
speciesjefferyi

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.

Thebanaspis jefferyi Adrain 1997
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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Fortey and Owens 1999, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Homerian to the top of the Ludlow or 430.50000 to 423.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Canada (Northwest Territories) Thebanaspis jefferyi (686 687 691)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4Canada (Northwest Territories) Thebanaspis jefferyi (25981 229172)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Canada (Northwest Territories) Thebanaspis jefferyi (692)