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Kosovopeltis ✝
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Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Styginidae : Kosovopeltis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Kosovopeltis Šnajdr, 1958 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Vest. ústred. Ust. Geol. 33: 177 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 461 - 450 Ma Ordovician | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 419 - 383 Ma Devonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Corynexochida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | well-developed (based on Styginidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | carnivore (based on Corynexochida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ontogeny | molting,addition of parts (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | low Mg calcite, chitin (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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Kosovopeltis allaarti ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 433 Ma Silurian | 433 Ma Silurian | |
Kosovopeltis andersoni ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 441 Ma Silurian | 441 Ma Silurian | |
Kosovopeltis angusticostata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 427 Ma Silurian | 427 Ma Silurian | |
Kosovopeltis cunctata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Kosovopeltis hypha species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Kosovopeltis insularis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 441 Ma Silurian | 439 Ma Silurian | |
Kosovopeltis nebula species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1958 | Kosovopeltis Snajdr |
1974 | Heptabronteus Webby |
2002 | Kosovopeltis Jell and Adrain p. 394 |
2002 | Heptabronteus Sepkoski, Jr. |
2002 | Kosovopeltis 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!