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Borealarges variabilis

Artiopoda - Lichida - Lichidae

Taxonomy
Borealarges variabilis was named by Campbell and Chatterton (2007). Its type specimen is UA 10007, a pygidium, and it is a cast. Its type locality is Fauna j, Section AV4, Delorme Fm., Mackenzie Mts., which is in a Whitwellian slope limestone/shale in the Delorme Formation of Canada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Borealarges variabilis Campbell and Chatterton p. 1354 figs. Fig. 7.1-7.3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderLichidaMoore 1959
familyLichidaeHawle and Corda 1847
subfamilyTrochurinaePhleger 1936
genusBorealarges
speciesvariabilis

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.

Borealarges variabilis Campbell and Chatterton 2007
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-15 22:40:01
Modified: 2009-12-16 00:40:01
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Whitwellian or 430.60000 to 429.60000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Whitwellian430.6 - 429.6Canada (Northwest Territories) Borealarges variabilis (26035 26042 type locality: 26048 26050)