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Triangulopyge majusculus

Trilobita - Olenida - Olenidae

Taxonomy
Sphaerophthalmus majusculus was named by Linnarsson (1880).

It was recombined as Triangulopyge majusculus by Høyberget and Bruton (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Triangulopyge majusculus Høyberget and Bruton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderOlenida
familyOlenidaeBurmeister 1843
subfamilyLeptoplastinaeAngelin 1854
genusTriangulopyge
speciesmajusculus(Linnarsson 1880)

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.

Triangulopyge majusculus Linnarsson 1880
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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: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 18:16:45
Modified: 2009-12-19 06:27:27
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Niuchehean or 489.50000 to 485.40000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Franconian497.0 - 485.4Sweden (Vastergotland) Sphaerophthalmus majusculus (54184)
Merioneth497.0 - 485.4Norway (Røyken) Triangulopyge majusculus (190318 190319)
Merioneth497.0 - 485.4Norway (Østlandet) Triangulopyge majusculus (190322 190323)
Merioneth497.0 - 485.4Sweden (Västergötland) Triangulopyge majusculus (190325 190326)
Merioneth497.0 - 485.4Norway (Oslo Asker) Triangulopyge majusculus (190286 190287)
Niuchehean489.5 - 485.4Sweden (Västra Götaland) Sphaerophthalmus majusculus (133673)