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Clappaspis idahoensis

Artiopoda - Ptychopariida - Alokistocaridae

Taxonomy
Clappaspis idahoensis was named by Resser (1939). It is not extant. Its type specimen is USNM 96531.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Clappaspis idahoensis Resser p. 20 figs. Pl. 6, figs. 26, 27

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
familyAlokistocaridaeResser 1939
genusClappaspisResser 1937
speciesidahoensis

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.

†Clappaspis idahoensis Resser 1939
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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-movingg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: detritivoreg
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2008-10-19 08:19:00
Modified: 2009-10-08 00:46:56
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Caron and Jackson 2008, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Delamaran or 509.70000 to 505.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3USA (Idaho) Clappaspis idahoensis (76096)