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Wallacia

Trilobita - Phacopida - Encrinuridae

Taxonomy
Wallacia was named by Lamont (1978) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ldov-u S Wenl-l Sepkoski's reference number: 1088]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Phacopida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Encrinuridae by Jell and Adrain (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Macguiganella Lamont
1978Wallacia Lamont
2002Wallacia Jell and Adrain p. 458
2002Wallacia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderCheirurinaHarrington and Leanza 1957
familyEncrinuridaeAngelin 1854
genusWallaciaLamont 1978

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. †Wallacia Lamont 1978
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Wallacia chattertoni Ramskold and Edgecombe 1994
Wallacia elegantula Billings 1866
Wallacia hypolepra Stearn 1956
Wallacia jaanussoni Ramskold and Edgecombe 1994
Wallacia laevis Angelin 1851
Wallacia masterleei Ramskold and Edgecombe 1994
Wallacia triangula Männil 1977
Invalid names: Macguiganella Lamont 1978 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2009-06-11 14:51:52
Modified: 2009-06-11 16:52:10
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Sheinwoodian or 433.40000 to 430.50000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Silurian443.8 - 419.2Canada (Manitoba) Encrinurus hypoleprus (26730 26734)
Telychian - Sheinwoodian438.5 - 430.5Sweden (Gotland) Encrinurus laevis (13674) W. jaanussoni (238674 238676) W. masterleei (238671 238673) W. masterleei, W. jaanussoni (238669)
Telychian - Wenlock438.5 - 427.4Canada (Manitoba) Encrinurus hypoleprus (26719)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Sweden (Gotland) Encrinurus laevis (13591 13675) W. laevis (238658 238661 238662 238663 238664 238667)