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Toxochasmops (Toxochasmops) macrourus

Trilobita - Phacopida - Pterygometopidae

Taxonomy
Chasmops macrourus was named by Sjögren (1851).

It was recombined as Toxochasmops (Toxochasmops) macrourus by Roomusoks (1998).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
T. cognitus

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Chasmops macrourus Angelin
1851Chasmops macrourus Sjögren
1851Phacops macroura Sjögren and Angelin
1998Toxochasmops (Toxochasmops) macrourus Roomusoks figs. pl. 1 f. 11-13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
RankNameAuthor
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderPhacopinaStruve 1959
superfamilyPhacopoideaHupe 1953
familyPterygometopidaeReed 1905
subfamilyChasmopinaePillet 1954
genusToxochasmopsMcNamara 1979
subgenusToxochasmopsMcNamara 1979
speciesmacrourus(Sjögren 1851)

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.

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Invalid names: Phacops macroura Sjögren and Angelin 1851 [synonym]
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: carnivoresubo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 18:42:15
Modified: 2009-12-19 04:28:20
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Fortey and Owens 1999

Age range: base of the Oandu to the top of the Vormsi or 453.00000 to 449.50000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Keila - Oandu453.9 - 451.8Sweden Chasmops macrourus (161789 161793 161794 161795)
Keila - Oandu453.9 - 451.8Sweden (Dalarne) Chasmops macrourus (73411 161740)
Oandu453.0 - 451.8Sweden (Öland) Toxochasmops macrourus (169012)
Vormsi449.9 - 449.5Sweden (Öland) Toxochasmops macrourus (158143)