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Novoameura

Trilobita - Proetida - Phillipsiidae

Taxonomy
Novoameura was named by Brezinski (1991) [Sepkoski's age data: P Guad-l]. Its type is Anisopyge mckeei.

It was assigned to Proetidae by Jell and Adrain (2002); to Proetida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Ditomopyginae by Owens (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Novoameura Brezinski p. 480
2002Novoameura Jell and Adrain p. 412
2002Novoameura Sepkoski
2003Novoameura Owens p. 382

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
superfamilyProetoideaHawle and Corda 1847
familyPhillipsiidaeOehlert 1886
subfamilyDitomopyginaeHupe 1953
genusNovoameura

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. †Novoameura Brezinski 1991
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Novoameura mckeei Cisne 1971
Novoameura vitrumons Brezinski 1992
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: deposit feedero
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-19 02:34:58
Modified: 2009-12-19 04:34:58
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Fortey and Owens 1999, Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Kungurian to the top of the Roadian or 279.30000 to 268.80000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3USA (Texas) N. vitrumons (75865 81950 102627)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3USA (New Mexico) N. mckeei (129039)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8USA (Arizona) Anisopyge mckeei (105407 105408 105411 105412 105417 105418 105419)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8USA (Texas) N. vitrumons (43548 43551 43553 81645 101782)