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Wallacia elegantula

Artiopoda - Phacopida - Encrinuridae

Taxonomy
Encrinurus elegantulus was named by Billings (1866) [The type specimen is a lectotype chosen by Edgecombe and Chatterton (1992). Rämskold and Edgecombe (1994) also declare "Syntype pygidium on slab GSC 2551 is Distyrax n. sp.".]. It is not extant. Its type specimen is GSC 2551, a cephalon/head (Incomplete cranidium).

It was recombined as Encrinurus (Nucleurus) elegantulus by Ramsköld (1986); it was recombined as Wallacia elegantula by Ramskold and Edgecombe (1994).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Encrinurus elegantulus Billings
1986Encrinurus (Nucleurus) elegantulus Ramsköld p. 559
1994Wallacia elegantula Ramskold and Edgecombe p. 110

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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
specieselegantula(Billings 1866)

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 elegantula Billings 1866
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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 (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Telychian438.6 - 432.9Canada (Ontario) Wallacia elegantula (184765)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9Canada (Québec) Wallacia elegantula (238856)