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Zacanthoides eatoni

Trilobita - Corynexochida - Zacanthoididae

Taxonomy
Zacanthoides eatoni was named by Walcott (1890). Its type specimen is USNM 18362 and is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Zacanthoides eatoni Walcott p. 45

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderCorynexochida
suborderCorynexochinaKobayashi 1935
familyZacanthoididaeSwinnerton 1915
genusZacanthoidesWalcott 1888
specieseatoni

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Zacanthoides eatoni Walcott 1890
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 100 to < 1000g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: majorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-02-26 12:20:01
Modified: 2009-02-26 14:20:01
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Dyeran or 515.30000 to 511.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dyeran515.3 - 511.2USA (New York) Zacanthoides eatoni (225133)