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Yuknessaspis benningtonis benningtonis

Trilobita - Ptychopariida

Taxonomy
Yuknessaspis benningtonis benningtonis was named by Sundberg (1994). Its type specimen is LACMIP 11983, a cephalon/head, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Yuknessaspis benningtonis benningtonis Sundberg p. 117 figs. Figure 74

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
suborderPtychopariinaRichter 1933
genusYuknessaspisRasetti 1951
speciesbenningtonis
subspeciesbenningtonis

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.

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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
F. A. Sundberg 1994Yuknessaspis benningtonis with cranidium with sagittally elongate, low, medial swelling; very strong to moderately strong down- sloping preglabellar field and anterior area of fixi- gena; slightly tapered glabella; posterior portion of axial furrows shallow; slightly convex anterior bor- der; transversely long (115-155% glabellar length), anteriorly bent posterior area of fixigenae.
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: deposit feedersubo
Created: 2012-08-27 22:20:36
Modified: 2012-08-27 07:20:36
Source: subo = suborder, c = class
References: Fortey and Owens 1999, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available