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Weeksina unispinus

Artiopoda - Ptychopariida - Lonchocephalidae

Taxonomy
Asaphiscus unispinus was named by Walcott (1916). Its type specimen is USNM 62775 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is 30n. 4 miles south of Marjum Pass, which is in a Marjumian marine limestone in the Weeks Formation of Utah.

It was recombined as Weeksina unispinus by Resser (1935); it was recombined as Weeksina unispina by Pates et al. (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1916Asaphiscus unispinus Walcott p. 389 figs. pi. 61, fig. 1
1935Weeksina unispinus Resser p. 46
2021Weeksina unispina Pates et al.

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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
familyLonchocephalidaeHupé 1955
genusWeeksina
speciesunispinus()

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.

Weeksina unispinus Walcott 1916
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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: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-19 04:22:14
Modified: 2009-12-19 06:22:14
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Marjumian or 504.50000 to 497.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Marjumian504.5 - 497.0USA (Utah) Asaphiscus unispinus (240107) Weeksina unispina (50592 230681)