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Thalabaria

Artiopoda - Proetida - Phillipsiidae

Taxonomy
Thalabaria was named by Engel and Morris (1989) [Sepkoski's age data: C Vise-l Sepkoski's reference number: 895]. Its type is Cyrtoproetus planus.

It was assigned to Proetidae by Jell and Adrain (2002); to Proetida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Weaniinae by Engel and Morris (1989), Brezinski (2025).

Species
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by P. Wagner on 2021-01-12

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Thalabaria Engel and Morris pp. 343 - 344
2002Thalabaria Jell and Adrain p. 477
2002Thalabaria Sepkoski
2025Thalabaria Brezinski p. 157

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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
familyPhillipsiidaeOehlert 1886
subfamilyWeaniinaeOwens 1983
genusThalabaria

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. †Thalabaria Engel and Morris 1989
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Thalabaria plana Engel and Morris 1980
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
B. A. Engel and L. N. Morris 1989An isopygous genus of the Weaniinae in which the axis is gently domed and the pleural regions exceptionally fiat. Relief on the cephalon and pygidium subdued except in the middle of the axis. Anterior border inflated in front of the glabella. Pygidial ribs becoming obsolete laterally and posteriorly; anterior segment bands narrower (tr.) and lower that the posterior segment bands but distinct on the anterior of the pygidium.
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: Whittington et al. 1997, Fortey and Owens 1999, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Tournaisian or 358.86000 to 346.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7Australia (New South Wales) Cyrtoproetus planus (217055)