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Bienvillia grandis

Trilobita - Olenida - Olenidae

Taxonomy
Bienvillia grandis was named by Robison and Pantoja-Alor (1968). Its type specimen is USNM 158958, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Bienvillia grandis Robison and Pantoja-Alor p. 788

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderOlenida
familyOlenidaeBurmeister 1843
subfamilyOleninaeBurmeister 1843
genusBienvilliaClark 1924
speciesgrandis

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.

Bienvillia grandis Robison and Pantoja-Alor 1968
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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
Spines: minorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-08 12:36:50
Modified: 2009-06-08 14:36:50
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Tremadoc or 486.50000 to 477.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Mexico (Oaxaca) Bienvillia grandis (9837 9841)