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Gravicalymene bakeri

Artiopoda - Phacopida - Calymenidae

Taxonomy
Gravicalymene bakeri was named by Smith and Ebach (2020). Its type specimen is AM F146518, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Winduss Road, which is in a Katian marine shale in Australia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2020Gravicalymene bakeri Smith and Ebach p. 499 figs. Fig. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderCalymeninaSwinnerton 1915
familyCalymenidaeMilne-Edwards 1840
genusGravicalymene
speciesbakeri

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.

Gravicalymene bakeri Smith and Ebach 2020
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: nektobenthicf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 14:42:12
Modified: 2012-08-27 07:17:38
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Katian or 452.80000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Katian452.8 - 445.2Australia (Tasmania) Gravicalymene bakeri (type locality: 225609)