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Orygmaspis

Artiopoda - Olenida - Parabolinoididae

Taxonomy
Orygmaspis was named by Resser (1937) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Fran-u Sepkoski's reference number: 484,488]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Parabolinoididae by Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Asaphida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Orygmaspis Resser
1949Bernia Frederickson
2002Orygmaspis Jell and Adrain p. 415
2002Bernia Sepkoski
2002Orygmaspis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderOlenida
familyParabolinoididaeLochman 1956
genusOrygmaspisResser 1937

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.

G. †Orygmaspis Resser 1937
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Orygmaspis contracta Frederickson 1949
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Invalid names: Bernia obtusa Frederickson 1949 [synonym], Parabolinoides expansus Nelson 1951 [synonym], Parabolinoides hebe Frederickson 1949 [synonym]
Orygmaspis llanoensis Walcott 1891
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Invalid names: Orygmaspis firma Frederickson 1949 [synonym]
Invalid names: Bernia Frederickson 1949 [synonym]
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
Spines: minorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Harrington et al. (1959).g
Created: 2009-06-09 11:35:51
Modified: 2009-06-09 13:35:51
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Harrington et al. 1959, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Sunwaptan or 493.50000 to 488.90000 Ma

Collections (47 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Franconian497.0 - 486.85USA (Missouri) O. sp. (9161 9184 9202) Parabolinoides hebe (9148 9149 9150 9158 9159 9187 9190 9201)
Franconian497.0 - 486.85USA (South Dakota) Parabolinoides contractus (9711 9712 9713 9716 9717 9718 9719 9722 9723 9724 9726 9729 9731 9732 9733)
Franconian497.0 - 486.85USA (Montana) O. sp., Parabolinoides contractus (249)
Franconian497.0 - 486.85USA (Oklahoma) Parabolinoides contractus (221070 221071 221073)
Franconian497.0 - 486.85Canada (Yukon) O. sp. (55301)
Franconian497.0 - 486.85USA (Wyoming) Parabolinoides expansus (9042 9043 9044)
Sunwaptan493.5 - 488.9USA (Oklahoma) O. llanoensis (240506 240507 240509) Parabolinoides contractus (240510 240511 240512 240513 240514)
Sunwaptan493.5 - 488.9Canada (Alberta) O. cordillerensis, O. contracta (54086) O. spinula, O. triangularis, O. contracta (54085 64686)
Sunwaptan493.5 - 488.9Canada (British Columbia) O. contracta (235268)
Sunwaptan493.5 - 488.9USA (Montana) Parabolinoides contractus, Parabolinoides expansus, O. llanoensis (136737)