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Grandinasus

Trilobita - Redlichiida - Holmiidae

Taxonomy
Grandinasus was named by Hollingsworth (2006). Its type is Olenellus argentus.

It was assigned to Holmiidae by Hollingsworth (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Grandinasus Hollingsworth p. 323

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderRedlichiidaRichter 1932
suborderOlenellina
superfamilyOlenelloidea
familyHolmiidaeHupé 1953
genusGrandinasus

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.

G. †Grandinasus Hollingsworth 2006
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Grandinasus argentus Walcott 1910
Grandinasus auricampus Hollingsworth 2006
Grandinasus patulus Hollingsworth 2006
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. S. Hollingsworth 2006Holmiid with LA impinging on the anterior bor- der. Lateral cephalic border wide, one-third to over two-thirds width (tr.) of L0. S3 furrow faint or obsolete, and L3 incorporated in dorsally inflated LA. Glabella wider at LA than at L0 and constricted at S1. L0 expands posteriorly into stout spine. Ocular lobes short with posterior tips opposite anterior of L1 or posterior of L2. Extraocular area one to one and one-half times width (tr.) of interocular area. Intergenal spine located closer to axial furrow than to genal angle. Dorsal surface granular. Thorax of 17 seg- ments, pygidium unknown.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: deposit feedero
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-21 06:03:46
Modified: 2009-12-21 08:03:46
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Montezuman to the top of the Dyeran or 520.00000 to 509.70000 Ma

Collections (28 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Montezuman520.0 - 515.3USA (Nevada) G. argentus (140546 140547 140548 140549 140550 140551 140571 140572 140573 140574 140575 140576 140580) G. auricampus (140597 140601 140602 140604 140617) G. patulus (140553 140625) G. patulus, G. auricampus (140598 140599 140600 140603 140605 140614) G. sp. A (140650)
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7USA (Nevada) Olenellus argentus (203345)