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Niobe (Niobella) obsoleta

Trilobita - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Taxonomy
Niobe obsoleta was named by Linnarsson (1869). Its type specimen is SGU K.V.A.H. VIII, 2, a cephalon/head, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Niobella obsoleta by Tjernvik (1953); it was recombined as Niobe (Niobella) obsoleta by Ebbestad (1999).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Niobe obsoleta Linnarsson p. 75 figs. Pl. 2 : 35
1953Niobella obsoleta Tjernvik pp. 228-229 figs. Text-fig. 37A, Pl. 5: 1, 2
1999Niobe (Niobella) obsoleta Ebbestad pp. 62 - 65 fig. 49

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
RankNameAuthor
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyAsaphoideaSalter 1864
familyAsaphidaeBurmeister 1843
subfamilyNiobinaeJaanusson 1959
genusNiobeAngelin 1851
subgenusNiobella()
speciesobsoleta(Linnarsson 1869)

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.

Niobe (Niobella) obsoleta Linnarsson 1869
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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
Spines: noneg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-08 11:47:39
Modified: 2009-06-08 13:47:39
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Varangu or 483.80000 to 482.90000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Norway (Ovre Oren) Niobe obsoleta (75288)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Sweden Niobella obsoleta (3107 3108)
Lancefieldian484.3 - 474.9Norway (Ringsaker) Niobe obsoleta (190983)
Varangu483.8 - 482.9Norway (Oslo) Niobella obsoleta (3183)