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Hillyardina levis

Trilobita - Proetida - Hystricuridae

Taxonomy
Hillyardina levis was named by Boyce (1989) [Paratype: NFM F-92-93, F-131-3.]. Its type specimen is NFM F-90, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is BH-18, which is in a Demingian peritidal reef rocks in the Boat Harbour Formation of Canada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Hillyardina levis Boyce p. 35 figs. PL. 6, fig. 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
familyHystricuridaeHupé 1953
subfamilyHillyardininae
genusHillyardina
specieslevis

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.

Hillyardina levis Boyce 1989
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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: 2009-12-19 02:34:11
Modified: 2009-12-19 04:34:11
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Fortey and Owens 1999, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Demingian or 485.40000 to 478.60000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Skullrockian - Tulean487.5 - 474.9Canada (Newfoundland) Hillyardina levis (195780)
Demingian485.4 - 478.6Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Hillyardina levis (56149 type locality: 106205 106206 106208 106209 106211 106214 106215 106217 106218 106220 106221 106222 106223)
Demingian485.4 - 478.6Canada (Newfoundland) Hillyardina levis (195754 195755)