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Olenoides abnormis

Artiopoda - Corynexochida - Dorypygidae

Taxonomy
Olenoides abnormis was named by Yuan et al. (1997). It is not extant. Its type locality is Balang, 9-2, which is in a Duyunian slope mudstone in the Kaili Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Olenoides abnormis Yuan et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderCorynexochida
suborderCorynexochinaKobayashi 1935
familyDorypygidaeKobayashi 1935
genusOlenoidesMeek 1877
speciesabnormis

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.

Olenoides abnormis Yuan et al. 1997
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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: majorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: nektobenthicg
Diet: carnivoreg
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-02-25 10:30:08
Modified: 2009-04-21 12:00:36
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Duyunian or 514.50000 to 506.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Duyunian514.5 - 506.5China (Guizhou) Olenoides abnormis (125156 125157 type locality: 125158)