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Mexicella granulata

Trilobita - Ptychopariida

Taxonomy
Mexicella granulata was named by Eddy and McCollum (1998). Its type specimen is USNM 493104 and is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Mexicella granulata Eddy and McCollum p. 879 figs. Figure 9.5-9.8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
suborderPtychopariinaRichter 1933
superfamilyPtychopariaceaMatthew 1887
genusMexicella
speciesgranulata

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.

Mexicella granulata 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: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: deposit feedersubo
Created: 2009-02-26 11:48:07
Modified: 2009-02-26 13:48:07
Source: g = genus, subo = suborder, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Fortey and Owens 1999, Aberhan et al. 2004

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

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3USA (Nevada) Mexicella granulata (9412)
Solvan508.2 - 504.5USA (Nevada) Mexicella granulata (9413 9414 9420 9440 9441 9452 9453 9454 9455 9459 9465 9466 9467 9468 9474)