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Lorrettina

Artiopoda - Olenida - Dokimokephalidae

Taxonomy
Lorrettina was named by Shergold (1971) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Fran-u Sepkoski's reference number: 16]. It is not extant. Its type is Lorrettina macrops.

It was assigned to Trilobita by Smith and Jell (1990); to Dokimocephalidae by Peng (1992); and to Ptychopariida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Lorrettina Shergold p. 67
1990Lorretina Smith and Jell
1992Lorrettina Peng
2002Lorrettina 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
familyDokimokephalidae(Kobayashi 1935)
genusLorrettina

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. †Lorrettina Shergold 1971
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Lorrettina depressa Shergold 1980
Lorrettina licina Shergold 1980
Lorrettina macrops Shergold 1971
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-19 03:59:19
Modified: 2009-12-19 05:59:19
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Iverian to the top of the Trempealeauan or 494.20000 to 486.85000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Franconian - Trempealeauan497.0 - 486.85Australia (Queensland) L. macrops (198276 198282)
Iverian494.2 - 491.0Australia (Queensland) Lorretina depressa (193847) L. depressa (228024 228027 228029 228030 228031 228043 228198 228203 228218) L. licina (228037) L. macrops (198298)
Niuchehean491.0 - 486.85China (Hunan) L. shenjiawanensis (126730)