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Ischyrotoma sila

Trilobita - Proetida - Dimeropygidae

Taxonomy
Ischyrotoma sila was named by Loch (2007) [Paratypes: UMC 17086-90. Includes specimens assigned to Ischyrotoma abrupta by Derby et al 1991.]. Its type specimen is UMC 17085, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Ischyrotoma sila Loch p. 72 figs. Pl. 28, figs. 1-2

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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
genusIschyrotoma
speciessila

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.

Ischyrotoma sila Loch 2007
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Spines: noneg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: deposit feedero
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-10 08:14:46
Modified: 2009-06-10 10:14:46
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Fortey and Owens 1999, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Alvarez et al. 2008

Age range: Cassinian or 482.30000 to 470.00000 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Jeffersonian485.4 - 470.0USA (Oklahoma) Ischyrotoma sila (106580 106597 106598 106600 106604 106606 106608 106609 106610 106612 106613 106614 106617 106730 106734 106737 106866 106870 106875 106877 106927 106930)
Cassinian482.3 - 470.0USA (Oklahoma) Ischyrotoma sila (106743 106941 106952)