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Leptoplastus ovatus

Artiopoda - Olenida - Olenidae

Taxonomy

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Leptoplastus ovatus Angelin p. 47 figs. pl. 26 f. 3
2017Leptoplastus ovatus Rasmussen et al. p. 103 figs. 7C, E, F

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderOlenida
familyOlenidaeBurmeister 1843
genusLeptoplastusAngelin 1854
speciesovatus

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.

Leptoplastus ovatus Angelin 1854
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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-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 18:16:45
Modified: 2009-12-19 06:27:27
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Jiangshanian to the top of the Stage 10 or 494.20000 to 486.85000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Jiangshanian - Stage 10494.2 - 486.85Sweden Leptoplastus ovatus (203756)