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Paradoxides paradoxissimus

Artiopoda - Redlichiida - Paradoxididae

Taxonomy
Entomostracites paradoxissimus was named by Wahlenberg (1821). It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Paradoxides.

It was recombined as Paradoxides paradoxissimus by Henningsmoen (1952), Jell and Adrain (2002), Landing et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1818Entomostracites paradoxissimus Wahlenberg
1821Entomostracites paradoxissimus Wahlenberg
1952Paradoxides paradoxissimus Henningsmoen
2002Paradoxides paradoxissimus Jell and Adrain p. 419
2008Paradoxides paradoxissimus Landing et al. p. 893

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderRedlichiidaRichter 1932
suborderRedlichiinaRichter 1932
superfamilyParadoxidoideaHawle and Corda 1847
familyParadoxididaeEmmrich 1839
genusParadoxidesBrongniart 1822
speciesparadoxissimus(Wahlenberg 1821)

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.

†Paradoxides paradoxissimus Wahlenberg 1821
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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: 100 to < 1000g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Spines: minorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: carnivoresuperf
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-02-25 10:19:06
Modified: 2009-02-25 12:19:06
Source: g = genus, f = family, superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Fortey and Owens 1999, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Lenian to the top of the Drumian or 516.00000 to 500.50000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lenian516.0 - 508.2Sweden Paradoxides paradoxissimus (87184)
Solvan508.2 - 504.5Norway Paradoxides paradoxissimus (155475)
Wuliuan506.5 - 504.5Sweden (Jämtland) Paradoxides paradoxissimus (240064)
Drumian504.5 - 500.5Sweden (Jämtland) Paradoxides paradoxissimus (240065 240066)
Drumian504.5 - 500.5Norway Paradoxides paradoxissimus (155477 155478)
Menevian504.5 - 499.5Sweden (Scania) Paradoxides paradoxissimus (179691)
Menevian504.5 - 499.5Denmark (Bornholm) Paradoxides paradoxissimus (75946 75947)