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Svalbardites

Artiopoda - Olenida - Olenidae

Taxonomy
Svalbardites was named by Fortey (1974) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren]. Its type is Svalbardites hamus.

It was assigned to Pelturinae by Fortey (1974); to Ptychopariida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Olenidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).

Species
S. hamus (type species), S. hebaxis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Svalbardites Fortey
2002Svalbardites Jell and Adrain p. 449
2002Bvalbardites Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderOlenida
familyOlenidaeBurmeister 1843
subfamilyPelturinaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusSvalbardites

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. †Svalbardites Fortey 1974
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Svalbardites hamus Fortey 1974
Svalbardites hebaxis Fortey 1974
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
Adult width: 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 18:16:45
Modified: 2009-12-19 06:27:27
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Billingen or 475.60000 to 471.30000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ibexian488.9 - 471.3Norway (Spitsbergen) S. hamus (106470 106472) S. hebaxis (106475)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0Norway (Spitsbergen) S. sp. (76646 76648)
Billingen475.6 - 471.3Norway (Spitsbergen) S. hebaxis (106473)