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Deltina

Artiopoda - Ptychopariida - Ptychopariidae

Taxonomy
Deltina was named by Sundberg (1994) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm mMid-u Sepkoski's reference number: 1089]. Its type is Deltina limba.

It was assigned to Ptychopariina by Sundberg (1994); to Ptychopariida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Ptychopariidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).

Species
D. angustigena, D. limba (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Deltina Sundberg p. 107
2002Deltina Jell and Adrain p. 478
2002Deltina Sepkoski

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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
genusDeltina

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. †Deltina Sundberg 1994
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Deltina angustigena Sundberg 1994
Deltina limba Sundberg 1994
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
F. A. Sundberg 1994Small Ptychopariida with subrec- tangular cranidium with a relatively large glabella elevated well above fixigena; moderately convex transversely; parallel to slightly convergent, mod- erate depth axial furrows; shallow to moderately shallow lateral glabellar furrows; rounded frontal lobe; downsloping, moderately narrow fixigenae; narrow or absent preglabellar field; convex, mod- erately to moderately strong curved, transversely wide, sagittally narrow, slightly tapering anterior border; moderate to short length palpebral lobes; moderate length posterior area of fixigenae.
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: Delamaran or 509.70000 to 505.30000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3USA (Utah) D. limba (133730 134060 134061 134062)
Delamaran - Marjumian509.7 - 497.0USA (Nevada) D. limba (225258)