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Toernquistia sanchezae

Trilobita - Proetida - Dimeropygidae

Taxonomy
Paratoernquistia sanchezae was named by Chatterton et al. (1998). Its type specimen is CEGH-UNC 16861, a cephalon/head, and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is LAS-T. Br., Las Aguaditas South Section, ~7¼ km west and ~9¼ km south of San José da Jáchal, which is in a Sandbian deep subtidal shelf marl/claystone in the Las Aguaditas Formation of Argentina.

It was recombined as Toernquistia sanchezae by Adrain and Westrop (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Paratoernquistia sanchezae Chatterton et al. pp. 289-295 figs. 6-8, 11.13, 11.17-19
2007Toernquistia sanchezae Adrain and Westrop p. 346

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
familyDimeropygidaeHupe 1953
genusToernquistiaReed 1896
speciessanchezae()

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.

Toernquistia sanchezae Chatterton et al. 1998
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: deposit feedero
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2010-02-06 03:21:36
Modified: 2010-02-06 05:21:36
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Alvarez et al. 2008, Aberhan et al. 2004, Fortey and Owens 1999

Age range: Costonian or 458.20000 to 457.20000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Costonian458.2 - 457.2Argentina (San Juan) Paratoernquistia sanchezae (73368 73369 73370 73380)
Sandbian458.2 - 452.8Argentina (San Juan) Paratoernquistia sanchezae (73378 type locality: 73379 73388)