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Cloacaspis ekphymosa

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8708652https://www.gbif.org/species/8708652
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)177768https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=177768
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Olenidae : Cloacaspis : Cloacaspis ekphymosa
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Olenida : Olenidae : Cloacaspis : Cloacaspis ekphymosa
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Ecdysozoa
-Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumMandibulata
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderOlenidaAdrain 2011
familyOlenidaeBurmeister 1843
subfamilyBalnibarbiinaeFortey 1974
genusCloacaspisFortey 1974
speciesCloacaspis ekphymosaFortey 1974
Generic NameCloacaspis
Scientific NameCloacaspis ekphymosa Fortey, 1974
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Cloacaspis ekphymosaspeciesbelongs to Cloacaspisstated with evidenceFortey, 1974
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance488 - 472 Ma
Paleozoic
Last Recorded Appearance472 - 458 Ma
Ordovician
Environmentmarine (based on Trilobita)
Motilityfast-moving (based on Trilobita)
Visionwell-developed (based on Olenidae)
Dietcarnivore (based on Trilobita)
Ontogenymolting,addition of parts (based on Trilobita)
Taphonomylow Mg calcite, chitin (based on Trilobita)
Primary Reference (PBDB)R. A. Fortey. 1974. The Ordovician trilobites of Spitsbergen. I. Olenidae. Norsk Polarinstitutt Skrifter 160:1-129

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1974Cloacaspis ekphymosa Fortey p. 41 figs. Pl. 11, figs. 12

References

Fortey R. A. (1974) The Ordovician trilobites of Spitsbergen. I. Olenidae, Norsk Polarinstitutt Skrifter 160, 1-129
R. A. Fortey (1974) The Ordovician trilobites of Spitsbergen. I. Olenidae: Norsk Polarinstitutt Skrifter: 1--129 - via Catalogue of Life
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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