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Reubenella rex

Trilobita - Corynexochida - Leiostegiidae

Taxonomy
Reubenella rex was named by Lochman (1966). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Shell Oil Co. Pine Field Nos. 1 and 43-22A, Deadwood Fm., Arenig, zones f and g,, which is in a Tulean lagoonal limestone in the Deadwood Formation of Montana.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Reubenella rex Lochman

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderCorynexochida
suborderLeiostegiinaBradley 1925
superfamilyLeiostegioideaBradley 1925
familyLeiostegiidaeBradley 1925
genusReubenellaLochmann 1966
speciesrex

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.

Reubenella rex Lochman 1966
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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: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-14 06:30:50
Modified: 2009-12-14 08:30:50
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Tulean or 481.70000 to 475.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tulean481.7 - 475.3USA (Montana) Reubenella rex (174362) Reubenella sp. (type locality: 287)