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Dalmanitina (Dalmanitina) acuta

Trilobita - Phacopida - Dalmanitidae

Taxonomy
Dalmanitina (Dalmanitina) acuta was named by Hammann (1971). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Dalmanitina (Dalmanitina) acuta Hammann p. 146

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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
superfamilyDalmanitoideaVogdes 1890
familyDalmanitidaeVogdes 1890
genusDalmanitinaReed 1905
subgenusDalmanitinaReed 1905
speciesacutaHammann 1971

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
Spines: majorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivoresubo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-09 12:35:36
Modified: 2009-06-09 14:35:36
Source: g = genus, f = family, subo = suborder, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Harrington et al. 1959, Fortey and Owens 1999, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Sandbian to the top of the Berounian or 458.20000 to 450.10000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dobrotivian - Berounian461.0 - 450.1Portugal Dalmanitina acuta (20931)
Berounian - Vinice459.7 - 457.3Spain (Zaragoza) Dalmanitina acuta (196921)
Berounian459.7 - 450.1Spain (Caceres and Cuidad Real) Dalmanitina acuta (21047)
Sandbian458.2 - 452.8France Dalmanitina acuta (174552)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5Spain Dalmanitina acuta (230077)
Katian452.8 - 445.2Iran Dalmanitina acuta (181888)