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Dikelocephalus freeburgensis

Artiopoda - Asaphida - Dikelocephalidae

Taxonomy
Dikelocephalus freeburgensis was named by Feniak (1952). Its type specimen is UMPC 6660e and is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Dikelocephalus freeburgensis Feniak p. 195 figs. pl. 35, fig. 4, pl. 38, figs. 4a–e
2024Dikelocephalus freeburgensis Srivastava and Hughes pp. Table 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyDikelocephaloidea(Miller 1889)
familyDikelocephalidae(Miller 1889)
genusDikelocephalusOwen 1852
speciesfreeburgensisFeniak 1952

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.

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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: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-13 22:54:18
Modified: 2009-12-14 00:54:18
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Franconian or 497.00000 to 486.85000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Franconian497.0 - 486.85USA (Minnesota) Dikelocephalus freeburgensis (235396 235397)