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Constantina

Artiopoda - Proetida - Tropidocoryphidae

Taxonomy
Constantina was named by Cisne (1970) [Sepkoski's age data: D Fame-u Sepkoski's reference number: 387].

It was assigned to Tropidocoryphidae by Owens (1994); to Proetida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Proetidae by Cisne (1970), Jell and Adrain (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Constantina Cisne pp. 522 - 523
1994Constantina Owens pp. 216 - 217 fig. 7
2002Constantina Jell and Adrain p. 477
2002Constantina Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
superfamilyProetoideaHawle and Corda 1847
familyTropidocoryphidaePribyl 1946
genusConstantina

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. †Constantina Cisne 1970
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Constantina pulchra Cisne 1970
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. L. Cisne 1970Cephalon pointed. Glabella over- hanging tropidia. Eye gourd-shaped. Pleural spines very long.
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: deposit feedero
Created: 2012-08-27 22:22:34
Modified: 2012-08-27 07:22:49
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Fortey and Owens 1999, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Famennian or 372.15000 to 358.86000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Famennian372.15 - 358.86USA (Pennsylvania) C. pulchra (54952)