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Rorringtonia kennedyi

Trilobita - Proetida - Rorringtoniidae

Taxonomy
Rorringtonia kennedyi was named by Owens (1981). Its type specimen is NMW 79.35G.1 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Left bank of stream section E of Bach-y-graig, which is in a Llandeilo marine mudstone in the Llanfawr Mudstone Formation of the United Kingdom.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Rorringtonia kennedyi Owens pp. 91 - figs. PI. 1. a-d

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
superfamilyProetoideaHawle and Corda 1847
familyRorringtoniidae
genusRorringtoniaWhittard 1966
specieskennedyi

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.

Rorringtonia kennedyi Owens 1981
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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-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: deposit feedero
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2010-02-22 04:43:47
Modified: 2010-02-22 06:43:47
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Fortey and Owens 1999

Age range: Llandeilo or 461.10000 to 458.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2United Kingdom (Wales) Rorringtonia kennedyi (type locality: 216503 216511)