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Rorringtonia vetula

Trilobita - Proetida - Rorringtoniidae

Taxonomy
Proetus vetulus was named by Reed (1935).

It was recombined as Rorringtonia vetula by Lemke (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Proetus vetulus Reed
2020Rorringtonia vetula Lemke

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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
speciesvetula(Reed 1935)

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 vetula Reed 1935
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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: base of the Burrellian to the top of the Sandbian or 456.60000 to 452.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sandbian458.2 - 452.8United Kingdom (Scotland) Rorringtonia vetula (208120)
Burrellian456.6 - 452.5United Kingdom (Scotland) Proetus vetulus (165043)