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Ekwanoscutellum

Artiopoda - Corynexochida - Styginidae

Taxonomy
Ekwanoscutellum was named by Pribyl and Vanek (1972).

It was assigned to Trilobita by Jin et al. (1993); and to Styginidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Ekwanoscutellum Pribyl and Vanek
1993Ekwanoscutellum Jin et al.
2002Ekwanoscutellum Jell and Adrain p. 370

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderCorynexochida
familyStyginidaeVogdes 1890
genusEkwanoscutellumPribyl and Vanek 1972

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.

G. †Ekwanoscutellum Pribyl and Vanek 1972
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Ekwanoscutellum ekwanaspis Whiteaves 1906
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: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-14 23:37:50
Modified: 2009-12-15 01:37:50
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Telychian to the top of the Gleedonian or 438.60000 to 426.70000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Telychian438.6 - 432.9Canada (Ontario) E. ekwanensis (77262 77263 77264 77325 77326 77334)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9Canada (Quebec) E. sp. (184641) Goldius ekwanensis (184837 184842)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9Greenland E. sp. (23101)
Gleedonian429.6 - 426.7Canada (Quebec) Goldius ekwanensis (157356)