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Erratencrinurus trippi

Trilobita - Phacopida - Encrinuridae

Taxonomy
Erratencrinurus trippi was named by Edgecombe et al. (1999). Its type specimen is UTGD 81443, an exoskeleton (Holotype external mould of outstretched exoskeleton), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ida Bay, which is in an Eastonian carbonate limestone in the Ida Bay Formation of Australia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Erratencrinurus trippi Edgecombe et al. p. 245 figs. Figs 7A-E, G, H,9I-L

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderCheirurinaHarrington and Leanza 1957
familyEncrinuridaeAngelin 1854
subfamilyEncrinurinaeAngelin 1854
genusErratencrinurusKrueger 1971
speciestrippi

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.

Erratencrinurus trippi Edgecombe et al. 1999
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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
Created: 2009-06-11 14:51:52
Modified: 2009-06-11 16:52:10
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Eastonian or 452.30000 to 449.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Katian452.8 - 445.2China (Jiangxi) Erratencrinurus trippi (210138)
Eastonian452.3 - 449.0Australia (Tasmania) Erratencrinurus trippi (type locality: 64589 147706)