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Mummaspis muralensis

Trilobita - Redlichiida - Laudoniidae

Taxonomy
Olenellus muralensis was named by Fritz (1992). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Loc. 61k, Mumm Peak Section, which is in a Dyeran marine horizon in the Mural Formation of Canada.

It was recombined as Mummaspis muralensis by Lieberman (1999).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Olenellus muralensis Fritz p. 13 figs. pl. 8, figs. 1–7, pl. 9, fig. 1, text fig. 5c
1999Mummaspis muralensis Lieberman p. 104 figs. 17.4, 17.5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderRedlichiidaRichter 1932
suborderOlenellina
superfamilyOlenelloidea
familyLaudoniidae
subfamilyLaudoniinae
genusMummaspis
speciesmuralensis(Fritz 1992)

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.

Mummaspis muralensis Fritz 1992
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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-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: deposit feedero
Created: 2009-09-21 20:18:56
Modified: 2012-08-27 07:43:00
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Dyeran or 515.30000 to 509.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7Canada (Alberta) Olenellus muralensis (type locality: 10867)