Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Dimeropyge virginiensis

Trilobita - Proetida - Dimeropygidae

Taxonomy
Dimeropyge virginiensis was named by Whittington and Evitt (1953). Its type locality is Loc. 2. edge of quarry, just north of RR tracks ΒΌ mile west of Strasburg Junction, which is in an Ashbyan carbonate limestone in the Edinburg Formation of Virginia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Dimeropyge virginiensis Whittington and Evitt pp. 37-42 figs. pl. 2; pl. 3 f. 1-30; txt. f. 5-8

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
familyDimeropygidaeHupe 1953
genusDimeropygeOpik 1937
speciesvirginiensis

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.

Dimeropyge virginiensis Whittington and Evitt 1953
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Spines: majorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: deposit feedero
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-10 09:24:11
Modified: 2009-06-10 11:24:11
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Fortey and Owens 1999, Alvarez et al. 2008, Hendy 2009

Age range: Ashbyan or 457.30000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ashbyan457.3 - 449.6USA (Virginia) Dimeropyge virginiensis (type locality: 73341)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Virginia) Dimeropyge virginiensis (102231)