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Tulepyge tulensis

Artiopoda - Proetida - Dimeropygidae

Taxonomy
Tulepyge tulensis was named by Adrain and Westrop (2006) [Paratypes: SUI 100170-195.]. Its type specimen is SUI 100169, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is B 1.1, House Range, which is in a Skullrockian shallow subtidal horizon in the House Formation of Utah. It is the type species of Tulepyge.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Tulepyge tulensis Adrain and Westrop p. 544 figs. Fig. 3A

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
familyDimeropygidaeHupe 1953
genusTulepyge
speciestulensis

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.

Tulepyge tulensis 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: 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, Alvarez et al. 2008, Fortey and Owens 1999

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) Dimeropygidae indet. (type locality: 106420)