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Hupetina antiqua

Trilobita - Redlichiida - Bigotinidae

Taxonomy
Hupetina antiqua was named by Sdzuy (1978). Its type specimen is SMF 28570 and is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Hupetina.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Hupetina antiqua Sdzuy pp. 91 - 92 figs. Plate 1, figures 6-9; Figure 2(b), T1.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderRedlichiidaRichter 1932
suborderRedlichiinaRichter 1932
superfamilyEllipsocephaloideaLin 1990
familyBigotinidaeHupé 1953
genusHupetina
speciesantiqua

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.

Hupetina antiqua Sdzuy 1978
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
K. Sdzuy 1978Glabella parallel sided or slightly narrowing towards front, frontal lobe usually distinctly less wide than lobe behind it. Three pairs of glabellar furrows, the anterior ones very short and directed anteriorly, the posterior ones frequently vaguely confluent. Border very narrow in front of glabella and distinctly angular. Eye lobes thick, widening near glabella, and rather evenly arcuate. Genal spine well advanced and very short.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: deposit feedero
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2010-01-07 00:42:05
Modified: 2010-01-07 02:42:05
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Atdabanian or 521.00000 to 516.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Morocco Hupetina antiqua (233931 233932 233933 233934 233937 233938)