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Niobe groenlandica

Trilobita - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Taxonomy
Niobe groenlandica was named by Poulsen (1937). It is not extant. Its type locality is Mt. Gunvor, which is in an Arenig carbonate limestone in the Cape Weber Formation of Greenland.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Niobe groenlandica Poulsen p. 56 figs. Pl. 7, fig. 11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyAsaphoideaSalter 1864
familyAsaphidaeBurmeister 1843
subfamilyNiobinaeJaanusson 1959
genusNiobeAngelin 1851
speciesgroenlandica

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.

Niobe groenlandica Poulsen 1937
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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: noneg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-08 11:40:33
Modified: 2009-06-08 13:40:33
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Arenig or 478.60000 to 466.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arenig478.6 - 466.0Greenland Niobe groenlandica (type locality: 122080)