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Elliptocephala jaredi

Trilobita - Redlichiida - Wanneriidae

Taxonomy
Elliptocephala jaredi was named by Gapp and Lieberman (2014). Its type specimen is KUMIP 355534, a cephalon/head, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2014Elliptocephala jaredi Gapp and Lieberman p. 487 figs. Fig. 1.2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderRedlichiidaRichter 1932
suborderOlenellina
superfamilyOlenelloidea
familyWanneriidae(Hupé 1952)
genusElliptocephala
speciesjaredi

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.

†Elliptocephala jaredi Gapp and Lieberman 2014
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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
Created: 2009-09-21 20:18:56
Modified: 2012-08-27 07:43:00
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Cambrian or 538.80000 to 485.40000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cambrian538.8 - 485.4Canada (Northern Territories) Elliptocephala jaredi (228647 228648 228650)