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Dicranurus oviformis

Trilobita - Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae

Taxonomy
Dicranurus oviformis was named by Lu and Chang (1974). Its type specimen is NI 21547 & 21548 [counterparts], a cephalon/head, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Dicranurus oviformis Lu and Chang

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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
genusDicranurusConrad 1841
speciesoviformisLu and Chang 1974

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.

Dicranurus oviformis Lu and Chang 1974
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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Llandeilo or 461.10000 to 458.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.4China (Guizhou) Dicranurus oviformis (188425)