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Skehanos quadrangularis

Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Solenopleuridae

Taxonomy
Arionellus quadrangularis was named by Whitfield (1884) [Middle Cambrian, Massachusetts].

It was recombined as Agraulos quadrangularis by Walcott (1884); it was recombined as Skreiaspis quadrangularis by Fletcher (1972); it was recombined as Skehanos quadrangularis by Fletcher (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Agraulos quadrangularis Walcott pp. 14, 44, 48, 49 figs. pl. 7, fig. 1
1884Arionellus quadrangularis Whitfield p. 147 figs. pl. 14, fig. 8
1972Skreiaspis quadrangularis Fletcher figs. pl. 64, figs 2–7.
2017Skehanos quadrangularis Fletcher pp. 211 - 214 fig. 19–21

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
familySolenopleuridaeAngelin 1854
subfamilyAgraulinaeRaymond 1913
genusSkehanosMcMenamin 2002
speciesquadrangularis(Whitfield 1884)

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.

Skehanos quadrangularis Whitfield 1884
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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 04:35:04
Modified: 2009-12-19 06:35:04
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Branchian or 516.20000 to 506.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Branchian516.2 - 506.5Canada (Newfoundland) Skehanos quadrangularis (225124 225125 225126)