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Dalmanites jupiterensis

Trilobita - Phacopida - Dalmanitidae

Taxonomy
Dalmanites caudatus jupiterensis was named by Twenhofel (1928) [listed as fig. 2 but labeled as fig. 3 in plate; also reproduced in Chatterton and Ludvigsen 2004, pl. 39, fig. 1]. Its type specimen is YPM 22763, a cephalon/head, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Dalmanites jupiterensis by Chatterton and Ludvigsen (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Dalmanites caudatus jupiterensis Twenhofel p. 335 figs. Pl. 60, fig. 3
2004Dalmanites jupiterensis Chatterton and Ludvigsen p. 45

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderPhacopinaStruve 1959
superfamilyDalmanitoideaVogdes 1890
familyDalmanitidaeVogdes 1890
genusDalmanitesBarrande 1852
speciesjupiterensis()

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.

Dalmanites jupiterensis Twenhofel 1928
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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 12:34:18
Modified: 2009-06-09 14:34:18
Source: g = genus, f = family, subo = suborder, c = class
References: Harrington et al. 1959, Fortey and Owens 1999, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Aeronian to the top of the Telychian or 440.80000 to 433.40000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5Canada (Québec) Dalmanites jupiterensis (24416 24418)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5Canada (Quebec) Dalmanites jupiterensis (184996 187777)
Aeronian - Telychian440.8 - 433.4Canada (Québec) Dalmanites jupiterensis (24412)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Canada (Québec) Dalmanites jupiterensis (24420 24423 24424 24435)