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Primaspis ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Lichida : Odontopleuridae : Primaspis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Odontopleurida : Odontopleuridae : Primaspis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | doubtful | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Primaspis Richter, 1917 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Zbl. Min. Géol. Paläont., 1917 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 470 - 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 408 - 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Trilobita) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | fast-moving (based on Trilobita) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | well-developed (based on Odontopleuridae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Odontopleuridae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ontogeny | molting,addition of parts (based on Trilobita) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ecospace Comments | BODY SIZE: Data from Harrington et al. (1959). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | major spines | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Primaspis (Primaspis) ✝ subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 10 | 470 Ma Middle Ordovician | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Primaspis (Taemasaspis) ✝ subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 5 | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Primaspis ascitus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Primaspis bestorpensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 452 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 452 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Primaspis bowningensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Primaspis bucculenta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Primaspis campbelli species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Primaspis churkini ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Primaspis evoluta ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 13 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Primaspis girvanensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Primaspis multispinosa ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Primaspis primordialis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Primaspis reperta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1917 | Primaspis Richter and Richter |
| 1965 | Primaspis Bruton |
| 1966 | Primaspis Bruton |
| 1980 | Primaspis Owen and Bruton |
| 1981 | Primaspis Owen |
| 2002 | Primaspis Jell and Adrain p. 429 |
| 2002 | Primaspis Sepkoski, Jr. |
References
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!
