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Olenoides paraptus

Artiopoda - Corynexochida - Dorypygidae

Taxonomy
Olenoides paraptus was named by Zhao et al. (1994). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Olenoides paraptus Zhao 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
speciesparaptusZhao et al. 1994

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 paraptus Zhao et al. 1994
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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: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Taijangian or 506.50000 to 504.50000 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Taijangian506.5 - 504.5China (Guizhou) Olenoides paraptus (128092 128093 128095 128100 128115 128117 128118 128119 128120 128251 128252 128253 128254 128255 128256 128257 128258 128259 128260 128261 128262 128263 128264)