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Delamarella brevispinaspis

Artiopoda - Corynexochida - Zacanthoididae

Taxonomy
Delamarella brevispinaspis was named by Eddy and McCollum (1998). Its type specimen is USNM 493085 and is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Delamarella brevispinaspis Eddy and McCollum p. 874 figs. Figure 7.1-7.6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderCorynexochida
suborderCorynexochinaKobayashi 1935
familyZacanthoididaeSwinnerton 1915
genusDelamarella
speciesbrevispinaspis

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.

Delamarella brevispinaspis Eddy and McCollum 1998
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesf
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 19:40:14
Modified: 2009-12-15 01:40:01
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Solvan to the top of the Delamaran or 508.20000 to 505.30000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3USA (Nevada) Delamarella brevispinaspis (9412)
Solvan508.2 - 504.5USA (Nevada) Delamarella brevispinaspis (9413 9440 9453 9459 9467 9468 9474)