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Dimeropygiella mccormicki

Trilobita - Proetida - Dimeropygidae

Taxonomy
Dimeropygiella mccormicki was named by Adrain et al. (2001). Its type specimen is SUI 94373, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Dimeropygiella mccormicki Adrain et al. p. 967 figs. Fig. 14.16, 14.21, 12.30, 14.31

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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
familyDimeropygidaeHupe 1953
genusDimeropygiella
speciesmccormicki

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.

Dimeropygiella mccormicki Adrain et al. 2001
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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: 2010-02-06 03:21:36
Modified: 2010-02-06 05:21:36
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Fortey and Owens 1999, Alvarez et al. 2008

Age range: Whiterockian or 470.00000 to 457.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3USA (Utah) Dimeropygiella mccormicki (106371)