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Acidaspis ✝
| Description | Acidaspis is an extinct genus of odontopleurid trilobite from the Ordovician to Silurian of North America and Europe. Although small, it had long spines along its body. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acidaspis, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Lichida : Odontopleuridae : Acidaspis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Odontopleurida : Odontopleuridae : Acidaspis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Acidaspis Murchison, 1839 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Silurian System | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 501 - 485 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 426 - 423 Ma Silurian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acidaspis |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Acidaspis (Glaphurus) ✝ subgenus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Acidaspis aviensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 446 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 446 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Acidaspis berryi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Acidaspis bispinosa ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Acidaspis brightii ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 433 Ma Silurian | 433 Ma Silurian | |
| Acidaspis capensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Acidaspis cincinnatiensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Acidaspis coronata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Acidaspis evoluta ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Acidaspis laticapitata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Acidaspis olini species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Acidaspis pectinata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 433 Ma Silurian | 433 Ma Silurian | |
| Acidaspis rebecca species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Acidaspis romingeri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Acidaspis tuberculatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Acidaspis ulrichi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Acidaspis viruana ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Acidapsis Conrad, 1840 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Lichida : Odontopleuridae : Acidapsis |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1839 | Acidaspis Murchison |
| 1917 | Pseudomonaspis Richter and Richter |
| 1925 | Acidaspis Warburg |
| 1956 | Acidaspis Whittington p. 510 |
| 1967 | Acidaspis Bruton |
| 1981 | Acidaspis Owen |
| 2002 | Acidaspis Jell and Adrain p. 337 |
| 2002 | Acidaspis 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!
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