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Flexicalymene (Onnicalymene) scabustula

Artiopoda - Phacopida - Calymenidae

Taxonomy
Flexicalymene (Onnicalymene) scabustula was named by Siveter (1977).

It was recombined as Flexicalymene scabustula by Siveter (1977), Owen and Bruton (1980).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Flexicalymene (Onnicalymene) scabustula Siveter
1977Flexicalymene scabustula Siveter
1980Flexicalymene scabustula Owen and Bruton
2007Flexicalymene (Onnicalymene) scabustula Hunda and Hughes pp. Table A1
2020Flexicalymene (Onnicalymene) scabustula Lemke p. 428

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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
suborderCalymeninaSwinnerton 1915
familyCalymenidaeMilne-Edwards 1840
subfamilyFlexicalymeninae
genusFlexicalymene
subgenusOnnicalymene
speciesscabustula

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
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Spines: noneg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: nektobenthicg
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-09 12:08:00
Modified: 2009-07-20 15:30:25
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Harrington et al. 1959, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Keila to the top of the Nabala or 453.90000 to 449.90000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Haljala - Keila456.8 - 452.8Norway Flexicalymene scabustula (162245)
Keila - Oandu453.9 - 451.8Norway (Oslo Asker) Flexicalymene scabustula (164156)
Oandu - Rakvere452.8 - 450.5Norway Flexicalymene scabustula (167266)
Rakvere - Nabala451.8 - 449.9Norway (Oslo) Flexicalymene scabustula (167264)
Rakvere - Nabala451.8 - 449.9Norway Flexicalymene scabustula (163189)
Nabala450.5 - 449.9Norway (Asker) Flexicalymene scabustula (166788)