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Ceratarges aries

Artiopoda - Lichida - Lichidae

Taxonomy
Ceratarges aries was named by Van Viersen and Presher (2011). Its type specimen is NHMM 2011 003, an exoskeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Ceratarges aries Van Viersen and Presher p. 196 figs. Pl. 3 fig A-E

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderLichidaMoore 1959
familyLichidaeHawle and Corda 1847
subfamilyTrochurinaePhleger 1936
genusCeratarges()
speciesaries

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.

Ceratarges aries Van Viersen and Presher 2011
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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: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-15 22:40:01
Modified: 2009-12-16 00:40:01
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Eifelian or 393.47000 to 387.95000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Morocco Ceratarges aries (188452)