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Eldoradia linnarssoni

Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Bolaspididae

Taxonomy
Ptychoparia linnarssoni was named by Walcott (1884). Its type specimen is USNM 24611 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Alokistocare linnarssoni by Walcott (1916) and Mason (1935); it was recombined as Eldoradia linnarssoni by Resser (1935) and Palmer (1954).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Ptychoparia linnarssoni Walcott p. 47 figs. pl. 9, figs. 18, 18a
1916Alokistocare linnarssoni Walcott p. 185 figs. pi. 25, figs. 7, 7a
1935Alokistocare linnarssoni Mason p. 102
1935Eldoradia linnarssoni Resser p. 26
1935Eldoradia lata Resser p. 27
1954Eldoradia linnarssoni Palmer p. 77 figs. Plate 16, figures 9, 10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
familyBolaspididaeHowell and Moore 1959
genusEldoradia
specieslinnarssoni()

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.

Eldoradia linnarssoni Walcott 1884
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Invalid names: Eldoradia lata Resser 1935 [synonym]
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-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2010-01-07 00:11:17
Modified: 2010-01-07 02:11:17
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Delamaran or 511.20000 to 506.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Delamaran511.2 - 506.5USA (California) Alokistocare linnarssoni (191414)