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Gaphuraspis

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4635035https://www.gbif.org/species/4635035
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)95297https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=95297
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Ptychopariidae : Gaphuraspis
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)doubtful
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Ecdysozoa
-Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumMandibulata
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristomaFortey 1990
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
familyPtychopariidaeMatthew 1887
genusGaphuraspisIvshin 1957
Scientific NameGaphuraspis Ivshin, 1957
Name Published InMiddle Cambrian trilobites of Kazakhstan; Part 2. Akad. Nauk Kazakh. SSR, Inst. Geol. Nauk, Alma-Ata
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Gaphuraspisgenusbelongs to Ptychopariidaestated without evidenceWolfart, 1994
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance513 - 505 Ma
Cambrian
Last Recorded Appearance507 - 504 Ma
Cambrian
Environmentmarine (based on Trilobita)
Motilityactively mobile
Visionwell-developed (based on Ptychopariidae)
Dietdetritivore
Ontogenymolting,addition of parts (based on Trilobita)
Ecospace CommentsLIFE HISTORY: Surficial, fully-motile fast, surface deposit-feeder.
Taphonomylow Mg calcite, chitin (based on Trilobita)
Primary Reference (PBDB)R. Wolfart. 1994. Middle Cambrian Faunas (Brachiopoda, Mollusca, Trilobita) from Exotic Limestone Blocks, Reilly Ridge, North Victoria Land, Antarctica; their Biostratigraphic and Paleogeographic Significance. Geologisches Jahrbuch B/84:1-161

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1957Gaphuraspis Ivshin
1994Gaphuraspis Wolfart p. 33
2002Gaphuraspis Jell and Adrain p. 378

References

Wolfart R. (1994) Middle Cambrian Faunas (Brachiopoda, Mollusca, Trilobita) from Exotic Limestone Blocks, Reilly Ridge, North Victoria Land, Antarctica; their Biostratigraphic and Paleogeographic Significance, Geologisches Jahrbuch B/84, 1-161
Jell P. A., Adrain J. M. (2002) Available generic names for trilobites, Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 48 2, 331-553
GBIF/Paleo Database - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Museum Victoria KEmu database (Oct 2006) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
as per family - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
extinct group - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Middle Cambrian trilobites of Kazakhstan; Part 2. Akad. Nauk Kazakh. SSR, Inst. Geol. Nauk, Alma-Ata - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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