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Hystricurus penchiensis

Trilobita - Proetida - Hystricuridae

Taxonomy
Hystricurus penchiensis was named by Lu (1976) [in Lu et al.]. Its type specimen is NI 23885, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Hystricurus penchiensis Lu

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
familyHystricuridaeHupé 1953
genusHystricurusRaymond 1913
speciespenchiensisLu 1976

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.

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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
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Spines: minorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: deposit feedero
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-09 12:57:05
Modified: 2009-06-09 14:57:05
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Fortey and Owens 1999, Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997, Harrington et al. 1959

Age range: base of the Lancefieldian to the top of the Tremadoc or 484.30000 to 477.70000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7China (Heibei Provence) Hystricurus penchiensis (157257 157282)
Lancefieldian484.3 - 474.9Australia (Tasmania) Hystricurus penchiensis (165771)