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Nevadella bacculenta

Trilobita - Redlichiida - Nevadiidae

Taxonomy
Nevadella bacculenta was named by Fritz (1972). Its type specimen is GSC 27250, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sekwi Formation - collection 73030, which is in a Cambrian marine limestone in the Sekwi Formation of Canada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Nevadella bacculenta Fritz p. 22 figs. Pl. 5, figs. 1-4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderRedlichiidaRichter 1932
suborderOlenellina
superfamilyFallotaspidoideaHupe 1953
familyNevadiidaeHupé 1953
genusNevadellaRaw 1936
speciesbacculenta

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.

Nevadella bacculenta Fritz 1972
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Spines: majorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: deposit feedero
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-08 10:26:35
Modified: 2009-06-08 12:26:35
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Whittington et al. 1997, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Cambrian or 538.80000 to 506.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cambrian538.8 - 506.5Canada (Northwest Territories) Nevadella bacculenta (type locality: 156145 156152)