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Dindymene ovalis

Artiopoda - Phacopida - Encrinuridae

Taxonomy
Dindymene ovalis was named by Weir (1959) [= 1862 Dindymene haidingeri Baily. p. 10. = 1885 Dindymene haidingeri Baily. p. 29. = 1939 Dindymene Stubblefield, p. 61. = 1942 Dindymene haidingeri Harper, p. 276. = 1948 Dindymene Harper, p. 60.]. Its type specimen is B.M. In. 53388, a cephalon/head, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Stream on south-eastern boundary of Ballyvorgal South, Slieve Bemagh Mountains, which is in a Katian marine mudstone in Ireland.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Dindymene ovalis Weir pp. 380 - 381 figs. Plale 62, fig. 9-10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderCheirurinaHarrington and Leanza 1957
familyEncrinuridaeAngelin 1854
subfamilyDindymeninaeHenningsmoen 1959
genusDindymeneHawle and Corda 1847
speciesovalis

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.

Dindymene ovalis Weir 1959
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. A. Weir 1959Dindymene with cephalon bearing sparse small tubercles, axial furrows slightly convex outwards, genal angles smoothly rounded and cheek lobes sub-semicircular in outline.
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
Vision: blindg
Created: 2010-01-09 06:51:54
Modified: 2010-01-09 08:51:54
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Katian or 452.80000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Katian452.8 - 445.2Ireland Dindymene ovalis (type locality: 162246)