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Yuknessaspis benningtonis convexus

Trilobita - Ptychopariida

Taxonomy
Yuknessaspis benningtonis convexus was named by Sundberg (1994). Its type specimen is LACMIP 11984, a cephalon/head, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Yuknessaspis benningtonis convexus Sundberg p. 117 figs. Figure 75

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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
subspeciesconvexus

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 rounded very weak to moderately strong medial swelling; very strong downsloping preglabellar field and anterior area of fixigena form- ing sharp flexure in front of glabella; slightly tapered glabella; posterior portion of axial furrows deep; moderately to strongly convex anterior border; transversely shorter (100-110% glabellar length) slightly backswept 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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Fortey and Owens 1999

Age range: Delamaran or 511.20000 to 506.50000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Delamaran511.2 - 506.5USA (Nevada) Yuknessaspis benningtonis (134252)
Delamaran511.2 - 506.5USA (Utah) Yuknessaspis benningtonis (134067 134069 134070 134111)