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Isbergia virginica

Trilobita - Proetida - Rorringtoniidae

Taxonomy
Isbergia virginica was named by Cooper (1953). Its type specimen is USNM 116427a, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Isbergia virginica Cooper p. 20 figs. Pl. 1, fig. 20

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
superfamilyProetoideaHawle and Corda 1847
familyRorringtoniidae
subfamilyRorringtoniinae
genusIsbergiaWarburg 1925
speciesvirginica

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.

Isbergia virginica Cooper 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: 2010-02-22 04:43:47
Modified: 2010-02-22 06:43:47
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Fortey and Owens 1999, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available