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Trigonocerca typica

Trilobita - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Taxonomy
Trigonocerca typica was named by Ross (1951) [Paratypes: YPM 18148-9, 18333, 18227-8]. Its type specimen is YPM 18147, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Trigonocerca.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Trigonocerca typica Ross p. 104 figs. Pl. 26, figs. 11-13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyAsaphoideaSalter 1864
familyAsaphidaeBurmeister 1843
genusTrigonocerca
speciestypica

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.

Trigonocerca typica Ross 1951
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 14:38:06
Modified: 2009-12-14 00:45:08
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Blackhillsian or 474.90000 to 470.00000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blackhillsian474.9 - 470.0USA (Nevada) Trigonocerca typica (104551 104571)
Blackhillsian474.9 - 470.0USA (Utah) Trigonocerca typica (69261 103888 103889 104067 104119 104120 104121 104122 104124 104125 104126 104127 104138 104149 105780)
Blackhillsian474.9 - 470.0USA (Idaho) Trigonocerca typica (103796 103797 103798)