| Source Data | |
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| Rank | species |
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Bathyuridae : Benthamaspis : Benthamaspis conica |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Bathyuridae : Benthamaspis : Benthamaspis conica |
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| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification
(PBDB,GBIF) | |
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| Generic Name | Benthamaspis |
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| Scientific Name | Benthamaspis conica Fortey, 1979 |
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Benthamaspis conica | species | belongs to Benthamaspis | stated with evidence | Fortey, 1979 |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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| First Recorded Appearance | 485 - 478 Ma
Paleozoic |
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| Last Recorded Appearance | 478 - 468 Ma
Ordovician |
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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 Bathyuridae) |
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| Diet | deposit feeder (based on Proetida) |
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| Ontogeny | molting,addition of parts (based on Trilobita) |
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| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite, chitin (based on Trilobita) |
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| Primary Reference (PBDB) | R. A. Fortey. 1979. Early Ordovician trilobites from the Catoche Formation (St. George Group), western Newfoundland. Geological Survey of Canada Bulletin 321:61-114 |
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| Fortey R. A. (1979) Early Ordovician trilobites from the Catoche Formation (St. George Group), western Newfoundland, Geological Survey of Canada Bulletin 321, 61-114 |
| Lochman C. (1966) Lower Ordovician (Arenig) faunas from the Williston Basin, Montana and North Dakota, Journal of Paleontology 40 3, 512-548 |
| Boyce W. D. (1989) Early Ordovician trilobite faunas of the Boat Harbour and Catoche Formations (St. George Group) in the Boat-Harbour-Cape Norman area, Great Northern Peninsula, western Newfoundland, Geological Survey Branch, Department of Mines and Energy, Newfoundland and Labrador, Report 89-2, 1-168 |
| Dean W. T. (1989) Trilobites from the Survey Peak, Outram and Skoki Formations (Upper Cambrian-Lower Ordovician) at Wilcox Pass, Jasper National Park, Alberta), Geological Survey of Canada Bulletin 389, 1-141 |
| C. Lochman (1966) Lower Ordovician (Arenig) faunas from the Williston Basin, Montana and North Dakota: Journal of Paleontology 3: 512--548 - via Catalogue of Life |
| R. A. Fortey, D. L. Bruton (2013) Lower Ordovician trilobites of the Kirtonryggen Formation, Spitsbergen: Fossils and Strata: 1--116 - via Catalogue of Life |
| W. D. Boyce (1989) Early Ordovician trilobite faunas of the Boat Harbour and Catoche Formations (St. George Group) in the Boat-Harbour-Cape Norman area, Great Northern Peninsula, western Newfoundland: Geological Survey Branch, Department of Mines and Energy, Newfoundland and Labrador, Report 89-2: 1--168 - via Catalogue of Life |
| R. A. Fortey (1979) Early Ordovician trilobites from the Catoche Formation (St. George Group), western Newfoundland: Geological Survey of Canada Bulletin: 61--114 - via Catalogue of Life |
Benthamaspis conica ✝
