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Alataspis

Artiopoda - Ptychopariida - Menomoniidae

Taxonomy
Alataspis was named by Park and Choi (2011). Its type is Alataspis sesongensis.

It was assigned to Menomoniidae by Park and Choi (2011).

Species
A. sesongensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Alataspis Park and Choi p. 486

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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
familyMenomoniidaeWalcott 1916
genusAlataspis

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.

G. †Alataspis Park and Choi 2011
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†Alataspis sesongensis Park and Choi 2011
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: suspension feederf
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-19 04:24:26
Modified: 2012-08-27 07:26:29
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Furongian or 497.00000 to 486.85000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Furongian497.0 - 486.85South Korea A. sesongensis (236871)