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Wallacia chattertoni

Artiopoda - Phacopida - Encrinuridae

Taxonomy
Wallacia chattertoni was named by Ramskold and Edgecombe (1994). Its type specimen is UA 8862, a pygidium, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Wallacia chattertoni Ramskold and Edgecombe p. 104 figs. 8A-J, 9D-L

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderCheirurinaHarrington and Leanza 1957
familyEncrinuridaeAngelin 1854
genusWallaciaLamont 1978
specieschattertoni

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.

Wallacia chattertoni Ramskold and Edgecombe 1994
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
L. Ramskold and G. D. Edgecombe 1994Cephalic tubercles faint or obscure; L1 present abaxially as short (exsag.) depressed swelling; librigenal field considerably narrower (tr.) than lateral border; pygidium non-mucronate, with 8^2-9^2 ribs, 15-16 rings.
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: carnivorec
Created: 2009-06-11 14:51:52
Modified: 2009-06-11 16:52:10
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Telychian or 438.60000 to 432.90000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Telychian438.6 - 432.9Canada (Northwest Territories) Wallacia chattertoni (238821 238822 238823 238824 238825 238826)