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Bienvillia kichka

Artiopoda - Olenida - Olenidae

Taxonomy
Bienvillia kichka was named by Waisfeld and Vaccari (2006). Its type specimen is CEGH-UNC 22101, an exoskeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Pascha-Incamayo, collection 1, which is in a Tremadocian marine mudstone in the Saladillo Formation of Argentina.

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by M. Hopkins on 2020-03-06

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Bienvillia kichka Waisfeld and Vaccari p. 738 figs. Fig. 3A

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderOlenida
familyOlenidaeBurmeister 1843
genusBienvilliaClark 1924
specieskichka

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.

Bienvillia kichka Waisfeld and Vaccari 2006
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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: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Spines: minorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-08 12:36:50
Modified: 2009-06-08 14:36:50
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Tremadocian or 486.85000 to 477.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tremadocian486.85 - 477.1Argentina (Salta) Bienvillia kichka (type locality: 235372)