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Presbynileus utahensis

Artiopoda - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Taxonomy
Paranileus utahensis was named by Hintze (1953) [Paratypes: 26253, 26255-6 (AMNH).]. Its type specimen is 26254 (AMNH), a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Presbynileus utahensis by Hintze (1954).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Paranileus utahensis Hintze p. 200 figs. Pl. 13, figs. 4a-c
1954Presbynileus utahensis Hintze

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyAsaphoideaSalter 1864
familyAsaphidaeBurmeister 1843
genusPresbynileusHintze 1954
speciesutahensis()

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.

Presbynileus utahensis Hintze 1953
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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: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-08 12:05:53
Modified: 2009-06-08 14:05:53
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Blackhillsian or 475.30000 to 471.30000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arenig477.1 - 468.0Australia (Northern Territory) Presbynileus utahensis (157076 157077 157079)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0Australia (Queensland) Presbynileus utahensis (157059)
Blackhillsian475.3 - 471.3USA (Utah) Paranileus utahensis (63810 63846)