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| Rank | species |
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Lonchocephalidae : Welleraspis : Welleraspis newfoundlandensis |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Lonchocephalidae : Welleraspis : Welleraspis newfoundlandensis |
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| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification
(PBDB,GBIF) | |
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| Generic Name | Welleraspis |
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| Scientific Name | Welleraspis newfoundlandensis Lochman |
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Welleraspis newfoundlandensis | species | belongs to Welleraspis | stated with evidence | Lochman, 1938 |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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| First Recorded Appearance | 513 - 501 Ma
Cambrian |
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| Last Recorded Appearance | 501 - 485 Ma
Cambrian |
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| Environment | marine (based on Trilobita) |
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| Motility | fast-moving (based on Trilobita) |
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| Vision | well-developed (based on Lonchocephalidae) |
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| Diet | carnivore (based on Trilobita) |
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| Ontogeny | molting,addition of parts (based on Trilobita) |
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| Taphonomy | minor spines (based on Welleraspis) |
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| Primary Reference (PBDB) | C. Lochman. 1938. Middle and upper Cambrian Faunas from western Newfoundland. Journal of Paleontology 12(5):461-477 |
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Welleraspis newfoundlandensis ✝
