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Richardsonella convexa

Trilobita - Asaphida - Remopleurididae

Taxonomy
Richardsonella convexa was named by Rasetti (1944). Its type specimen is Nat. Mus. Canada 870d, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1944Richardsonella convexa Rasetti p. 256 figs. Plate 39, fig. 53

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyAsaphoideaSalter 1864
familyRemopleurididaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusRichardsonellaRaymond 1924
speciesconvexa

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.

Richardsonella convexa 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 mobilef
Life habit: nektobenthicf
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-04-13 10:12:30
Modified: 2009-12-14 07:33:04
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Dolgellian or 492.50000 to 485.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dolgellian492.5 - 485.4Canada (Quebec) Richardsonella convexa (8933)
Trempealeauan492.5 - 485.4Canada (Quebec) Richardsonella convexa (224138)