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Menorcaspis weisflogi

Trilobita - Proetida - Proetidae

Taxonomy
Menorcaspis weisflogi was named by Gandl et al. (2015). Its type specimen is SMF 80240, a cephalon/head, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Menorcaspis weisflogi Gandl et al. pp. 25 - 27 figs. Taf. 3 Fig. 26-35, Taf. 4 Fig. 36-39; Abb. 11-14

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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
subfamilyDrevermanniinaeMaximova 1960
genusMenorcaspisHahn et al. 1994
speciesweisflogi

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.

Menorcaspis weisflogi Gandl et al. 2015
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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: Fortey and Owens 1999, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Asbian or 339.40000 to 336.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asbian339.4 - 336.0Spain (Catalonia) Menorcaspis weisflogi (229168 229173 229178)