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Nevadia ovalis

Trilobita - Redlichiida

Taxonomy
Nevadia ovalis was named by McMenamin (1987). Its type specimen is IGM 3655, a cephalon/head, and it is an impression. Its type locality is Cerro Rajon, 3, which is in a Meishucunian/Tommotian shallow subtidal limestone/shale in the Puerto Blanco Formation of Mexico.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Nevadia ovalis McMenamin p. 744 figs. 3, 5.2, 5.5, 5.6, 6.1, 6.3, 6.4, 6.6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderRedlichiidaRichter 1932
suborderOlenellina
superfamilyNevadioidea
genusNevadia
speciesovalis

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.

Nevadia ovalis McMenamin 1987
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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: majorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: deposit feedero
Created: 2009-06-08 10:26:57
Modified: 2009-06-08 12:26:57
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Meishucunian to the top of the Tommotian or 530.70000 to 521.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cambrian538.8 - 485.4Canada (Northern Territories) Nevadia ovalis (228646)
Meishucunian - Tommotian530.7 - 521.0Mexico (Sonora) Nevadia ovalis (type locality: 210979)