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Niordilobites

Trilobita - Burlingiidae

Taxonomy

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Niordilobites Geyer and Corbacho p. 217

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
familyBurlingiidae
genusNiordilobites

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.

G. †Niordilobites Geyer and Corbacho 2015
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Niordilobites acutangulus WestergÄrd 1948
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
G. Geyer and J. Corbacho 2015Genus of the Burlingiidae with glabella slender, tapering forward; eye lobes short (exsag.), its posterior tips opposite S2, anterior tips opposite frontal lobe; with low tubercles on genal field adjacent to L3; preocular area with slightly raised portion; thorax composed of 11 or 12 segments; pygidium fan-shaped, posterior margin forming the rear end of the shield
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2010-01-07 06:49:48
Modified: 2010-01-07 08:49:48
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Menevian or 504.50000 to 499.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Menevian504.5 - 499.5Sweden (Scania) Schmalenseeia acutangula (235499)