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Onchonotus convexus

Artiopoda - Ptychopariida - Catillicephalidae

Taxonomy
Onchonotus convexus was named by Rasetti (1944). Its type specimen is Laval Univ. 1152a-d and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Theodenisia convexa by Gutierrez-Marco and Acenolaza (1992).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1944Onchonotus convexus Rasetti p. 249 figs. Plate 38, figures 41-43
1944Onchonotus convexus Rassetti p. 249 figs. Plate 38, figures 41-43
1989Onchonotus convexus Ludvigsen et al.
1992Theodenisia convexa Gutierrez-Marco and Acenolaza p. 1010

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
familyCatillicephalidaeRaymond 1938
genusOnchonotusRaymond 1924
speciesconvexus

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.

Onchonotus convexus Rasetti 1944
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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: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-19 03:50:16
Modified: 2009-12-19 05:50:16
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Dolgellian to the top of the Sunwaptan or 490.20000 to 488.90000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sunwaptan493.5 - 488.9Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Onchonotus convexus (81269 81270 81271 81272 81286 81287)
Dolgellian490.2 - 486.85Canada (Quebec) Onchonotus convexus (8933)
Trempealeauan490.2 - 486.85Canada (Quebec) Onchonotus convexus (224137) Theodenisia convexa (8935)