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Magreanops renateae

Artiopoda - Phacopida - Phacopidae

Taxonomy
Magreanops renateae was named by Van Viersen and Vanherle (2018) [= v 2014 Phacopinae gen. et sp. indet.; Magrean & Taghon, p. 26, fig. 5. e.p. 2015 Phacopinae indet.; van Viersen, p. 9 [Frasnian].]. Its type specimen is IRSNB a13216 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Loc120, southwestern outskirts of Hotton, which is in a Frasnian/Frasnian marginal marine shale in the Moulin Liénaux Formation of Belgium. It is the type species of Magreanops.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2018Magreanops renateae Van Viersen and Vanherle p. 90 figs. 10D-I

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderPhacopinaStruve 1959
superfamilyPhacopoideaHupe 1953
familyPhacopidaeHawle and Corda 1847
subfamilyPhacopinaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusMagreanops
speciesrenateae

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.

†Magreanops renateae Van Viersen and Vanherle 2018
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. P. Van Viersen and W. Vanherle 2018Genal tip reaching backward until lateral of
second thoracic axial ring. Well-developed posterior border
furrow. Strongly vaulted (tr.), compacted (sag., tr.) cephalon.
Glabella anterior to eyes short (sag., exsag.) and with distinct
overhang. Visual surface comprising 18 dorsoventral files with
maximally 9 lenses per file.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivoresubo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 18:21:11
Modified: 2009-12-16 01:24:24
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, c = class
References: Fortey and Owens 1999, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Frasnian to the top of the Middle Frasnian or 382.31000 to 375.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Frasnian - Middle Frasnian382.31 - 375.2Belgium (Namur) Magreanops renateae (type locality: 234785)