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Dimeropygiella ovata

Artiopoda - Proetida - Dimeropygidae

Taxonomy
Dimeropygiella ovata was named by Hintze (1953) [Paratypes: 26348-50 (AMNH).]. Its type specimen is 26347 (AMNH), a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Ischyrotoma ovata by Young (1973).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Dimeropygiella ovata Hintze p. 155 figs. Pl. 19, figs. 1a, b, c
1973Ischyrotoma ovata Young p. 100
2001Dimeropygiella ovata Adrain et al. p. 964

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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
genusDimeropygiella
speciesovata

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.

Dimeropygiella ovata Hintze 1953
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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: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: deposit feedero
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2010-02-06 03:21:36
Modified: 2010-02-06 05:21:36
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Fortey and Owens 1999, Alvarez et al. 2008, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Blackhillsian to the top of the Whiterockian or 475.30000 to 457.30000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blackhillsian475.3 - 471.3USA (Utah) Dimeropygiella ovata (105780)
Blackhillsian475.3 - 471.3USA (Nevada) Ischyrotoma ovata (104548 104553)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3USA (Utah) Dimeropygiella ovata (106370)