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Wanneria walcottana buenaensis

Trilobita - Redlichiida - Wanneriidae

Taxonomy
Wanneria walcottana buenaensis was named by Cooper et al. (1952). Its type specimen is U.S.N.M. No.115695, a cephalon/head, and it is a mold.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Wanneria walcottana buenaensis Cooper et al. pp. 98-99 figs. 1-6
1952Wanneria walcottana buenaensis Lochman pp. 98-99 figs. 1-6

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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
familyWanneriidae(Hupé 1952)
genusWanneria
specieswalcottana(Wanner 1901)
subspeciesbuenaensis

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.

Wanneria walcottana buenaensis Cooper et al. 1952
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
C. Lochman 1952The holotype of this variety is a cephalon 24mm. in length, and though not complete, does permit specific determination. It is most interesting to find the occurrence of this variety of the common Appalachian species in the Cordillerantrough. It agrees with Wanneria walcottana (Wanner) and differs from all other described species in the following features: (i) A regular and smooth expansion of the anterior lobe of the glabella; (2) the presence of a row of pits along the inner edge of the border; (3) the eyes and palpebral lobes reaching just to the center of the fourth glabellar lobe; (4) an occipital node rather than spine; (5) a very small intergenal spine, apparently aborted in large adults; (6) a medium-sized genal spine.
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
Created: 2009-09-21 20:18:56
Modified: 2012-08-27 07:43:00
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
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