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Braintreella

Artiopoda - Ptychopariida - Ptychopariidae

Taxonomy
Braintreella was named by Wheeler (1942) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm mMid-u Sepkoski's reference number: 80]. Its type is Ptychoparia rogersi.

It was assigned to Ptychopariida by Sepkoski (2002); to Solenopleuridae by Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Ptychopariidae by Landing et al. (2008).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Braintreella Wheeler
2002Braintreella Jell and Adrain p. 352
2002Braintreella Sepkoski
2008Braintreella Landing et al. p. 898

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
familyPtychopariidaeMatthew 1887
genusBraintreellaWheeler 1942

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. †Braintreella Wheeler 1942
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Braintreella rogersi Walcott 1884
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 20:00:46
Modified: 2009-12-19 06:30:51
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: St Davids or 506.50000 to 497.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
St Davids506.5 - 497.0USA (Massachusetts) B. rogersi (49340)