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Oryctocephalus reticulatus

Trilobita - Corynexochida - Oryctocephalidae

Taxonomy
Oryctocephalus reticulatus was named by Lermontova (1940).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Oryctocephalus reticulatus Lermontova
1997Oryctocephalus reticulatus Sundberg and McCollum p. 1073

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderCorynexochida
suborderCorynexochinaKobayashi 1935
familyOryctocephalidaeBeecher 1897
subfamilyOryctocephalinaeBeecher 1897
genusOryctocephalusWalcott 1886
speciesreticulatusLermontova 1940

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.

Oryctocephalus reticulatus Lermontova 1940
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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
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: majorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-02-26 11:59:41
Modified: 2009-02-26 13:59:41
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Amgan or 510.20000 to 504.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Amgan510.2 - 504.5Russian Federation Oryctocephalus reticulatus (235429 235430 235444)