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Corynexochides prolatus

Artiopoda - Corynexochida - Dolichometopidae

Taxonomy
Corynexochides prolatus was named by Fritz (1968). Its type specimen is USNM 153631, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Corynexochides prolatus Fritz pp. 204-205 figs. Pl. 42, fig. 7,8,10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderCorynexochida
familyDolichometopidae
genusCorynexochidesRasetti 1948
speciesprolatus

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-09-21 20:17:08
Modified: 2012-08-27 07:15:31
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Delamaran or 509.70000 to 505.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3USA (Nevada) Corynexochides prolatus (155997)