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Mackenziurus lauriae

Trilobita - Phacopida - Encrinuridae

Taxonomy
Mackenziurus lauriae was named by Gass et al. (1992). Its type specimen is MCZ 9034, a cephalon/head, and it is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. ceejayi, M. deedeei, M. joeyi, M. reimeri

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Mackenziurus lauriae Gass et al. p. 84 figs. 1-3, Fig. 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderCheirurinaHarrington and Leanza 1957
familyEncrinuridaeAngelin 1854
genusMackenziurusEdgecom 1990
specieslauriae

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.

†Mackenziurus lauriae Gass et al. 1992
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedg
Created: 2010-02-24 06:11:38
Modified: 2010-02-24 08:11:38
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Wenlock to the top of the Silurian or 433.40000 to 419.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wenlock - Silurian433.4 - 419.2USA (Wisconsin) Mackenziurus lauriae (13040 13041)