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Flexicalymene (Reacalymene) limba

Artiopoda - Phacopida - Calymenidae

Taxonomy
Reacalymene limba was named by Shirley (1936). It is the type species of Flexicalymene (Reacalymene).

It was recombined as Flexicalymene (Reacalymene) limba by Siveter (1977).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
F. declinata, F. ouzregui, F. studenicense

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Flexicalymene (Reacalymene) limba Siveter

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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
subgenusReacalymeneShirley 1936
specieslimba(Shirley 1936)

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, Hendy 2009, Harrington et al. 1959

Age range: Soudleyan or 458.20000 to 457.20000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Soudleyan458.2 - 457.2United Kingdom (Wales) Flexicalymene limba (3301 167268 188588 188593)
Soudleyan458.2 - 457.2United Kingdom (England) Flexicalymene limba (3302 3303)