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Randaynia saundersi

Artiopoda - Asaphida - Symphysurinidae

Taxonomy
Randaynia saundersi was named by Boyce (1989) [Paratype: NFM F-117, F-119]. Its type specimen is NFM F-94, an exoskeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Randaynia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Randaynia saundersi Boyce p. 62 figs. Pl. 36, fig. 4

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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
superfamilyCyclopygoideaRaymond 1925
familySymphysurinidaeKobayashi 1955
genusRandaynia
speciessaundersi

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.

†Randaynia saundersi 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-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2009-10-11 08:22:09
Modified: 2020-06-15 15:27:39
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Demingian or 486.85000 to 483.40000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Skullrockian - Tulean488.9 - 475.3Canada (Newfoundland) Randaynia saundersi (195780)
Demingian486.85 - 483.4Canada (Newfoundland) Randaynia saundersi (195755)
Demingian486.85 - 483.4Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Randaynia saundersi (106194 106198 106205 106206 106208 106209 106211 106214 106217 106218 106219 106220 106221 106223)