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Odontopleura ovata

Trilobita - Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae

Taxonomy
Odontopleura ovata was named by Emmrich (1839). It is the type species of Odontopleura.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Odontopleura ovata Emmrich

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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
subfamilyOdontopleurinaeBurmeister 1843
genusOdontopleuraEmmrich 1839
speciesovataEmmrich 1839

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.

Odontopleura ovata Emmrich 1839
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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: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Spines: majorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-09 14:44:05
Modified: 2009-06-09 16:44:05
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Harrington et al. 1959

Age range: base of the Homerian to the top of the Gorstian or 430.50000 to 425.60000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wenlock - Ludlow433.4 - 423.0Canada (Northwest Territories) Odontopleura ovata (26051)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4Czech Republic Odontopleura ovata (14065)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6Czech Republic Odontopleura ovata (14063)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Poland Odontopleura ovata (145670)