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Rhodonaspis longula

Trilobita - Olenida - Olenidae

Taxonomy
Rhodonaspis longula was named by Whitehouse (1939). It is not extant. It is the type species of Rhodonaspis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Rhodonaspis longula Whitehouse

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderOlenida
familyOlenidaeBurmeister 1843
genusRhodonaspisWhitehouse 1939
specieslongulaWhitehouse 1939

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.

Rhodonaspis longula Whitehouse 1939
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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
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 18:16:45
Modified: 2009-12-19 06:27:27
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Paibian to the top of the Taoyuanian or 497.00000 to 485.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paibian - Taoyuanian497.0 - 485.4China (Hunan) Rhodonaspis longula (130015)