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Presbynileus (Presbynileus) latifrons

Trilobita - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Taxonomy
Presbynileus (Presbynileus) latifrons was named by Dean (1989) [Paratypes: GSC 62394-97, GSC 62399-410.]. Its type specimen is GSC 62393, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is GSC locality 92298, Outram Fm., Biozone J, Alberta, Canada - Dean 1989, which is in a Tremadoc slope limestone in the Outram Formation of Canada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Presbynileus (Presbynileus) latifrons Dean p. 40 figs. Pl. 34, figs. 6, 9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyAsaphoideaSalter 1864
familyAsaphidaeBurmeister 1843
genusPresbynileusHintze 1954
subgenusPresbynileusJaanusson 1959
specieslatifrons

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.

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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 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Tremadoc to the top of the Blackhillsian or 486.40000 to 471.30000 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Canada (Alberta) Presbynileus latifrons (10901 10912 10916 10918 10919 10920 10921 10922 type locality: 10924 10925 10927 10928 10929 10930 10932 10933 10946 10951 10955 10957)
Blackhillsian475.3 - 471.3Canada (Alberta) Presbynileus latifrons (10899 10915)