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Koneprusia dahmani

Trilobita - Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae

Taxonomy
Koneprusia dahmani was named by Chatterton et al. (2006). Its type specimen is UA 13428, an exoskeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Zguilma section, Timrhanrhart Fm, Lower Bed, ZGEE1 , which is in an Emsian shallow subtidal mudstone in the Timrhanrhart Formation of Morocco.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Koneprusia dahmani Chatterton et al. p. 57 figs. Pl. 53.2-53.7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderOdontopleuridaWhittington 1959
familyOdontopleuridaeBurmeister 1843
genusKoneprusiaPrantl and Pribyl 1949
speciesdahmani

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.

Koneprusia dahmani Chatterton et al. 2006
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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: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 18:09:49
Modified: 2012-08-27 07:16:17
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Emsian or 402.50000 to 391.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9Morocco Koneprusia dahmani (type locality: 142430)