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Trephina ranfordi

Trilobita - Corynexochida - Leiostegiidae

Taxonomy
Trephina ranfordi was named by Smith et al. (2018). Its type specimen is CPC42225, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Trephina.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2018Trephina ranfordi Smith et al. p. 17 figs. Fig. 7B

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderCorynexochida
suborderLeiostegiinaBradley 1925
superfamilyLeiostegioideaBradley 1925
familyLeiostegiidaeBradley 1925
genusTrephina
speciesranfordi

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.

Trephina ranfordi Smith et al. 2018
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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: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-14 06:30:50
Modified: 2009-12-14 08:30:50
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Mindyallan or 499.00000 to 497.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mindyallan499.0 - 497.0Australia (Northern Territory) Trephina ranfordi (208577 208578 236877 236878)