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Dimeropyge clintonensis

Artiopoda - Proetida - Dimeropygidae

Taxonomy
Dimeropyge clintonensis was named by Shaw (1968). Its type specimen is NYSM 12357, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Dimeropyge clintonensis Shaw p. 40 figs. Pl. 11, figs. 17, 19

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
familyDimeropygidaeHupe 1953
genusDimeropygeOpik 1937
speciesclintonensis

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.

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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: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Spines: majorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: deposit feedero
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-10 09:24:11
Modified: 2009-06-10 11:24:11
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Fortey and Owens 1999, Alvarez et al. 2008, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Whiterockian or 471.30000 to 457.30000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3USA (New York) Dimeropyge clintonensis (103000 103001 103002 103004 103012 103312)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3USA (Vermont) Dimeropyge clintonensis (103286)