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Ambonolium affine

Artiopoda - Corynexochida - Illaenuridae

Taxonomy
Ambonolium affine was named by Rasetti (1944). Its type specimen is Laval Univ. 1124, a cephalon/head, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1944Ambonolium affine Rasetti p. 238

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderCorynexochida
suborderLeiostegiinaBradley 1925
familyIllaenuridaeVodges 1890
genusAmbonoliumRaymond 1924
speciesaffine

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.

Ambonolium affine 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: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-14 06:28:57
Modified: 2009-12-14 08:28:57
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Dolgellian or 490.20000 to 486.85000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dolgellian490.2 - 486.85Canada (Quebec) Ambonolium affine (8933)
Trempealeauan490.2 - 486.85Canada (Quebec) Ambonolium affine (224137)