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Anomalocaris lineata

Radiodonta - Anomalocarididae

Taxonomy
Anomalocaris lineata was named by Resser and Howell (1938). It is not extant. Its type locality is USNM locality 12x, Getz Quarry, which is in a Dyeran marine shale in the Kinzers Formation of Pennsylvania.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Anomalocaris lineata Resser and Howell p. 231 figs. pl. 13, fig. 10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
orderRadiodontaCollins 1996
familyAnomalocarididaeRaymond 1935
genusAnomalocaris
specieslineata

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Anomalocaris lineata Resser and Howell 1938
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Adult height: 10^4 to < 10^5o
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: nektonicg
Diet: carnivoreg
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-02-20 18:44:09
Modified: 2010-02-10 13:26:14
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Dyeran or 515.30000 to 509.70000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7USA (Pennsylvania) Anomalocaris lineata (192 11110 type locality: 226192 226193)