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Cnemidopyge parva

Trilobita - Trinucleida - Raphiophoridae

Taxonomy
Cnemidopyge parva was named by Hughes (1969). Its type specimen is It.2694, an exoskeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Cnemidopyge parva Hughes p. 71 figs. Pl. 6, fig. 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderTrinucleida(Swinnerton 1915)
familyRaphiophoridaeAngelin 1854
subfamilyRaphiophorinaeAngelin 1854
genusCnemidopygeWhittard 1955
speciesparva

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.

Cnemidopyge parva Hughes 1969
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Spines: majorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindf
Created: 2009-06-09 09:27:58
Modified: 2009-06-09 11:27:58
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Harrington et al. 1959, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Llandeilo or 461.10000 to 458.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.4United Kingdom (Wales) Cnemidopyge parva (216511)