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Bienvillia stikta

Artiopoda - Olenida - Olenidae

Taxonomy
Bienvillia stikta was named by Fortey (1974). Its type specimen is PMO NF 584, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Bienvillia stikta Fortey p. 66 figs. Pl. 22, figs. 2, 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderOlenida
familyOlenidaeBurmeister 1843
subfamilyOleninaeBurmeister 1843
genusBienvilliaClark 1924
speciesstikta

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.

Bienvillia stikta Fortey 1974
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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
Spines: minorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-08 12:36:50
Modified: 2009-06-08 14:36:50
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Blackhillsian or 475.30000 to 471.30000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Billingen475.6 - 471.3Norway (Spitsbergen) Bienvillia stikta (106473)
Blackhillsian475.3 - 471.3Norway (Spitsbergen) Bienvillia stikta (106471 106472 106475)