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Chasmataspis
Extinct genus of arthropods / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chasmataspis is a genus of chasmataspidid, a group of extinct aquatic chelicerate arthropods.[1][2] It was found in the Early Ordovician deposits of Tennessee, United States.[3]
Quick Facts Chasmataspis Temporal range: Early Ordovician, Scientific classification ...
Chasmataspis Temporal range: Early Ordovician | |
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Holotype specimen | |
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Life reconstruction of C. laurencii | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Clade: | Dekatriata |
Order: | †Chasmataspidida |
Family: | †Chasmataspididae Caster & Brooks, 1956 |
Genus: | †Chasmataspis Caster & Brooks, 1956 |
Type species | |
†Chasmataspis laurencii Caster & Brooks, 1999 |
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