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Valdariops kernuensis

Trilobita - Phacopida - Pterygometopidae

Taxonomy
Valdariops kernuensis was named by Rõõmusoks (2000) [Holotype previously identified as Phacops (Chasmops) eichwaldi ]. Its type specimen is RM Ar 34608, a cephalon/head, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kernu quarry, which is in a Nabala carbonate limestone in the Saunja Formation of Estonia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Valdariops kernuensis Rõõmusoks p. 38

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderPhacopinaStruve 1959
superfamilyPhacopoideaHupe 1953
familyPterygometopidaeReed 1905
subfamilyChasmopinaePillet 1954
genusValdariops
specieskernuensis

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.

Valdariops kernuensis Rõõmusoks 2000
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: carnivoresubo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 18:42:15
Modified: 2009-12-19 04:28:20
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, c = class
References: Fortey and Owens 1999, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Nabala or 450.50000 to 449.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Nabala450.5 - 449.9Estonia (Lääne-Viru) Valdariops kernuensis (87296)
Nabala450.5 - 449.9Estonia (Harju County) Valdariops kernuensis (type locality: 192867)