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Kalops diophrys

Taxonomy
Kalops diophrys was named by Poplin and Lund (2002). Its type specimen is ROM 43984, a skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Bear Gulch (ROM Collection), which is in an Arnsbergian open shallow subtidal limestone in the Heath Formation of Montana.

It was recombined as Acontoniscus bilobatus by Lowney (1980).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Acontoniscus bilobatus Lowney
2000Kalops diophrys Duplicate
2002Kalops diophrys Poplin and Lund p. 1020 figs. 4-7
2004Kalops diophrys Cloutier and Arratia

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
genusKalops
speciesdiophrys

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.

†Kalops diophrys Poplin and Lund 2002
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2004-08-17 14:52:40
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:42
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range: Arnsbergian or 327.00000 to 323.70000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chesterian335.5 - 323.2USA (Montana) Kalops diophrys (136169)
Arnsbergian327.0 - 323.7USA (Montana) Kalops diophrys (116654 116659 116764 type locality: 130890 227061)