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Rorringtonia lenis

Trilobita - Proetida - Rorringtoniidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Rorringtonia lenis Owens and Hammann

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
superfamilyProetoideaHawle and Corda 1847
familyRorringtoniidae
genusRorringtoniaWhittard 1966
specieslenis

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.

Rorringtonia lenis Owens and Hammann 1990
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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: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: deposit feedero
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2010-02-22 04:43:47
Modified: 2010-02-22 06:43:47
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Fortey and Owens 1999, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Ashgill or 449.50000 to 443.10000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1Spain (Aragon) Rorringtonia lenis (80725 80768 163399)