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Bolboparia superba

Artiopoda - Agnostida - Weymouthiidae

Taxonomy
Bolboparia superba was named by Rasetti (1966). Its type specimen is USNM 145998 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is cs-4,North Chatham, which is in a Lenian offshore shelf limestone/shale in the Stissing Formation of New York.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Bolboparia superba Rasetti pp. 19 - 20 figs. Plate 3, figure 1 ; plate 5, figures 1-6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
orderAgnostidaSalter 1864
suborderEodiscina
familyWeymouthiidaeKobayashi 1943
genusBolbopariaRasetti 1966
speciessuperba

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.

Bolboparia superba Rasetti 1966
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: blindf
Created: 2009-12-13 02:47:26
Modified: 2009-12-13 04:47:26
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Lenian or 516.00000 to 508.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lenian516.0 - 508.2USA (New York) Bolboparia superba (type locality: 189)