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Coosia pernamagna

Artiopoda - Ptychopariida - Crepicephalidae

Taxonomy
Coosia pernamagna was named by Wilson (1954). Its type specimen is CW-246, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Coosia pernamagna Wilson p. 267 figs. pl. 24 f. 1-2, 7, 10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
familyCrepicephalidae
genusCoosiaWalcott 1911
speciespernamagna

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.

Coosia pernamagna Wilson 1954
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J.L. Wilson 1954Coosia with glabella and occipital ring about three-fourths of total axial length of cranidium; glabella elevated and convex but frontal area flat, rather short compared to that of other species, except C. robusta. Border about four times axial length of brim, separated from it by a well-defined marginal furrow; border bears no secondary (false) marginal furrow. Fixed cheeks about one-fifth basal width of glabella, palpebral lobes on or anterior to center of glabella, relatively small for the genus. Most distinctive specific feature is broad backcurvin- g .po sterior limbs.

Facial sutures cut anterior margin of cephalon away from axis, converge slightly anterior to eye and behind same trend outward obliquely a t about 60" to longitudinal axis.

Pygidium almost quadrate, pleural platforms elevated and convex, axis half or less than half total axial length, bears three or four segments plus rounded terminal. Posterior border flat and unsegmented, marginal inbend present a t axis.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-02-26 12:12:25
Modified: 2009-02-26 14:12:25
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Marjumian or 504.50000 to 497.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Marjumian504.5 - 497.0USA (Texas) Coosia pernamagna (228 78734)