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Paradoxides pinus

Trilobita - Redlichiida - Paradoxididae

Taxonomy
Paradoxides pinus was named by Westergard (1936).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Paradoxides pinus Westergard

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderRedlichiidaRichter 1932
suborderRedlichiinaRichter 1932
superfamilyParadoxidoideaHawle and Corda 1847
familyParadoxididaeEmmrich 1839
genusParadoxidesBrongniart 1822
speciespinusWestergard 1936

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.

Paradoxides pinus Westergard 1936
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 100 to < 1000g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Spines: minorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: carnivoresuperf
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-02-25 10:19:06
Modified: 2009-02-25 12:19:06
Source: g = genus, f = family, superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Fortey and Owens 1999

Age range: base of the Middle Cambrian to the top of the Amgan or 509.00000 to 504.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Amgan510.2 - 504.5Norway (Rogaland) Paradoxides pinus (76545)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0Poland Paradoxides pinus (72269)