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Winneshiekia youngae

Taxonomy
Winneshiekia youngae was named by Lamsdell et al. (2015). Its type specimen is SUI 140288, an exoskeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Winneshiek Lagerstätte, which is in a Darriwilian marginal marine shale in the Winneshiek Shale Formation of Iowa. It is the type species of Winneshiekia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Winneshiekia youngae Lamsdell et al. p. 2 figs. Figure 2-4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
RankNameAuthor
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
Prosomapoda
Planaterga
Dekatriata
genusWinneshiekia
speciesyoungae

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.

Winneshiekia youngae Lamsdell et al. 2015
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. C. Lamsdell et al. 2015Euchelicerate with broad, vaulted carapace;
ophthalmic ridge associated with lateral eye; 13 opisthosomal
tergites; first tergite expressed as a laterally reduced microtergite; tergites 2–8 with angular epimera; tergites 9– 13 lacking epimera; pair of elongate apodemal nodes located centrally on at least tergites 2–7.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2004-02-29 09:38:49
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:38:49
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Darriwilian or 469.40000 to 458.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2USA (Iowa) Winneshiekia youngae (type locality: 225212)