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Grandinasus argentus

Trilobita - Redlichiida - Holmiidae

Taxonomy
Olenellus argentus was named by Walcott (1910). It is the type species of Grandinasus.

It was recombined as Grandinasus argentus by Hollingsworth (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1910Olenellus argentus Walcott p. 314 figs. Plate 40, Figs. 12-16
2006Grandinasus argentus Hollingsworth p. 324 figs. Figure 12.1–12.9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderRedlichiidaRichter 1932
suborderOlenellina
superfamilyOlenelloidea
familyHolmiidaeHupé 1953
genusGrandinasus
speciesargentus()

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.

Grandinasus argentus Walcott 1910
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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
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-21 06:03:46
Modified: 2009-12-21 08:03:46
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Montezuman to the top of the Dyeran or 520.00000 to 511.20000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Montezuman520.0 - 515.3USA (Nevada) Grandinasus argentus (140546 140547 140548 140549 140550 140551 140571 140572 140573 140574 140575 140576 140580)
Dyeran515.3 - 511.2USA (Nevada) Olenellus argentus (203345)