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Olenoides skabelundi

Artiopoda - Corynexochida - Dorypygidae

Taxonomy
Olenoides skabelundi was named by Robison and Babcock (2011). Its type specimen is UU 10051.17, a pygidium, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Olenoides skabelundi Robison and Babcock p. 15 figs. fig. 10.2

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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
familyDorypygidaeKobayashi 1935
genusOlenoidesMeek 1877
speciesskabelundi

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Olenoides skabelundi Robison and Babcock 2011
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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: 10 to < 100g
Spines: majorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: nektobenthicg
Diet: carnivoreg
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-02-25 10:30:08
Modified: 2009-04-21 12:00:36
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Marjumian or 504.50000 to 497.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Marjumian504.5 - 497.0USA (Utah) Olenoides skabelundi (230681)