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Conophrys minutula

Artiopoda - Ptychopariida - Shumardiidae

Taxonomy
Shumardia minutula was named by Harrington (1938).

It was recombined as Conophrys minutula by Tortello and Esteban (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Shumardia minutula Harrington p. 216 figs. pl. 9, fig. 6, 8, 13, 15, 16.
1957Shumardia minutula Harrington and Leanza pp. 79 - 80 figs. 24,1a-e
2019Conophrys minutula Tortello and Esteban p. 15

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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
familyShumardiidaeLake 1907
genusConophrysCallaway 1877
speciesminutula()

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.

Conophrys minutula Harrington 1938
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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: blindf
Created: 2009-12-19 04:33:59
Modified: 2009-12-19 06:33:59
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Stairsian to the top of the Tremadoc or 483.40000 to 477.10000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Argentina (Jujuy) Shumardia minutula (9087 115662 115663 115671 210703)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Argentina (Salta) Conophrys minutula (74338) Shumardia minutula (115705 115716 115818 116075)
Stairsian - Whiterockian483.4 - 457.3USA (Nevada) Shumardia minutula (281)