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Phillipsinella preclara

Trilobita - Corynexochida - Styginidae

Taxonomy
Phillipsinella preclara was named by Bruton (1976).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Phillipsinella preclara Bruton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderCorynexochida
familyStyginidaeVogdes 1890
genusPhillipsinellaNovak 1885
speciespreclaraBruton 1976

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.

Phillipsinella preclara Bruton 1976
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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: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Spines: minorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-09 21:53:30
Modified: 2009-06-09 23:53:30
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Oandu to the top of the Nabala or 452.80000 to 449.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oandu452.8 - 451.8Norway Phillipsinella preclara (162532 163187)
Rakvere - Nabala451.8 - 449.9Norway Phillipsinella preclara (162533)
Nabala450.5 - 449.9Norway Phillipsinella preclara (162634)