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Encrinurus laurentinus

Trilobita - Phacopida - Encrinuridae

Taxonomy

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Encrinurus laurentinus Twenhofel p. 328 figs. pl. 59, figs. 2-5
1957Encrinurus laurentinus Tripp p. 70 figs. plate 11, fig. 20

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderCheirurinaHarrington and Leanza 1957
familyEncrinuridaeAngelin 1854
subfamilyEncrinurinaeAngelin 1854
genusEncrinurusEmmrich 1844
specieslaurentinus

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.

Encrinurus laurentinus Twenhofel 1928
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. P. Tripp 1957Glabella rounded, swollen anteriorly; frontal lobe approximately three-fifths length of glabella; tubercle formula: l -0; ll-0, 1; ID-O, 1, 2; IV- 1, 2, 3; (v-0); Y-VIl, 2, 3; VII-O. Fixed cheeks devoid of large tubercles.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Spines: noneg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedg
Created: 2009-06-09 12:39:28
Modified: 2010-01-09 08:44:57
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Harrington et al. 1959
Collections
No collection or age range data are available