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Millardicurus housensis

Trilobita - Proetida - Hystricuridae

Taxonomy
Millardicurus housensis was named by Adrain and Westrop (2006) [Paratypes: SUI 100120-139]. Its type specimen is SUI 100119, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is LDNS 22.5, Lava Dam North, which is in a Skullrockian shallow subtidal horizon in the House Formation of Utah.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Millardicurus housensis Adrain and Westrop p. 663 figs. Fig. 10.1, 5 10, 17, 21

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
familyHystricuridaeHupé 1953
genusMillardicurus
specieshousensis

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.

Millardicurus housensis Adrain and Westrop 2006
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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: Fortey and Owens 1999, Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Skullrockian or 488.90000 to 483.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Skullrockian488.9 - 483.4USA (Utah) Millardicurus housensis (type locality: 106421)