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Elyaspis missouriensis

Artiopoda - Ptychopariida - Elviniidae

Taxonomy
Elyaspis missouriensis was named by Kurtz (1975). It is the type species of Elyaspis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Elyaspis missouriensis Kurtz

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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
familyElviniidaeKobayashi 1936
genusElyaspisKurtz 1975
speciesmissouriensis

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.

†Elyaspis missouriensis Kurtz 1975
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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 14:51:19
Modified: 2009-12-19 06:03:31
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Franconian to the top of the Dolgellian or 497.00000 to 486.85000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Franconian497.0 - 486.85USA (Missouri) Elyaspis missouriensis (9146 9147 9152)
Franconian - Dolgellian497.0 - 486.85USA (Missouri) Elyaspis missouriensis (9586)