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Svalbardicurus delicatus

Trilobita - Proetida - Hystricuridae

Taxonomy
Svalbardicurus delicatus was named by Fortey and Bruton (2013). It is the type species of Svalbardicurus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Svalbardicurus delicatus Fortey and Bruton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
familyHystricuridaeHupé 1953
genusSvalbardicurus
speciesdelicatus

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.

Svalbardicurus delicatus Fortey and Bruton 2013
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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: deposit feedero
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-19 02:34:11
Modified: 2009-12-19 04:34:11
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Fortey and Owens 1999, Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Stairsian or 483.40000 to 481.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Stairsian483.4 - 481.7Norway (Spitsbergen) Svalbardicurus delicatus (189833)