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Nankinolithus granulatus

Trilobita - Trinucleida - Trinucleidae

Taxonomy
Entomostracites granulatus was named by Wahlenberg (1818). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Asaphus granulatus by Dalman (1828); it was recombined as Trinucleus granulatus by Lovén (1845); it was recombined as Tretaspis granulata by Kielan (1960); it was recombined as Nankinolithus granulatus by Pålsson (1996).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1818Entomostracites granulatus Wahlenberg p. 15 figs. Pl. 2, fig. 4
1828Asaphus granulatus Dalman p. 66 figs. pl . 2. fig. 6
1845Trinucleus granulatus Lovén p. 109 figs. pl. 2. fig. 2
1960Tretaspis granulata Kielan p. 171
1996Nankinolithus granulatus Pålsson

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderTrinucleida(Swinnerton 1915)
familyTrinucleidaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusNankinolithusLu 1957
speciesgranulatus(Wahlenberg 1818)

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.

Nankinolithus granulatus Wahlenberg 1818
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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
Spines: minorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindg
Created: 2009-06-09 08:32:52
Modified: 2010-01-23 07:42:54
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Kralodvorian to the top of the Pirgu or 449.80000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5Sweden (Vestergotland) Tretaspis granulata (76080)
Katian - Hirnantian453.0 - 443.4Kazakhstan (Abai) Nankinolithus granulatus (235977)
Kralodvorian449.8 - 445.2Italy (Sardinia) Nankinolithus granulatus (192914)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Sweden (Vastergotland) Tretaspis granulata (74932)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Sweden (Skåne) Tretaspis granulata (153975 153976 153977 153978 153979 153980 153981 153982 153983)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7USA (Maine) Nankinolithus granulatus (185954)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7Canada (Quebec) Tretaspis granulata (13130)