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Rickardsia mobergi

Trilobita - Phacopida - Dalmanitidae

Taxonomy
Dalmanites mobergi was named by Hede (1915) [Dalmanites Mobergi; lectotype designated by Storey et al. (2016)]. Its type specimen is LO 2824t, a cephalon/head, and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Rickardsia.

It was recombined as Rickardsia mobergi by Storey et al. (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Dalmanites mobergi Hede p. 40 figs. pl. 4, figs 3–8
2016Rickardsia mobergi Storey et al. p. 9 figs. 4C–D, 7A–R

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderPhacopinaStruve 1959
superfamilyDalmanitoideaVogdes 1890
familyDalmanitidaeVogdes 1890
subfamilySynphoriinaeDelo 1935
genusRickardsia
speciesmobergi(Hede 1915)

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.

Rickardsia mobergi Hede 1915
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. J. Storey et al. 2016Genal spine long, 0.50–0.55 × cephalic length (n = 2); eye extends from opposite S1 to most anterior end of L3; frontal lobe swollen (sag.). Pygidial axis with 9–10 axial rings; pygidial margin with 2–4 prominent denticles, becoming less distinct posteriorly, doublure flattened.
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: carnivoresubo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 14:50:16
Modified: 2009-12-16 01:04:43
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, c = class
References: Fortey and Owens 1999, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Homerian or 430.50000 to 427.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Homerian430.5 - 427.4United Kingdom (England) Rickardsia mobergi (229050 229052)