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Bergeronites (Palaeadotes) obtusa

Artiopoda - Lichida - Damesellidae

Taxonomy
Bergeronites (Palaeadotes) obtusa was named by Qian and Zhou (1984). It is not extant. Its type locality is Ma'an Shan, Kunshan , which is in a Guzhangian carbonate limestone/dolomite in China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
B. changdeensis, B. punctatus, B. taoyuanensis, B. wulingensis, Palaeadotes latefalcata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Bergeronites (Palaeadotes) obtusa Qian and Zhou

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderLichidaMoore 1959
superfamilyDameselloideaKobayashi 1935
familyDamesellidaeKobayashi 1935
genusBergeronites
subgenusPalaeadotes
speciesobtusa

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.

†Bergeronites (Palaeadotes) obtusa Qian and Zhou 1984
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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: 1.0 to < 10g
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-02-25 08:59:52
Modified: 2009-02-25 10:59:52
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Guzhangian or 500.50000 to 497.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Guzhangian500.5 - 497.0China (Jiangsu) Bergeronites obtusa (type locality: 127387)