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Nevadaprusia cortezensis

Artiopoda - Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae

Taxonomy
Nevadaprusia cortezensis was named by Adrain et al. (2008). It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Nevadaprusia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Nevadaprusia cortezensis Adrain 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
orderOdontopleuridaWhittington 1959
familyOdontopleuridaeBurmeister 1843
subfamilyKoneprusiinaeVanek and Pek 1987
genusNevadaprusia
speciescortezensis

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.

Nevadaprusia cortezensis Adrain et al. 2008
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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: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 18:09:49
Modified: 2012-08-27 07:16:17
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009
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