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Maghroharpes ihmadii

Trilobita - Harpetida - Harpetidae

Taxonomy
Maghroharpes ihmadii was named by Johnson (2024). Its type specimen is NHMUK It 29301, a cephalon/head, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2024Maghroharpes ihmadii Johnson pp. 73-74 figs. Pl. 26A–Q, 27A–D

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderHarpetida(Whittington 1959)
familyHarpetidaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusMaghroharpes
speciesihmadii

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Maghroharpes ihmadii Johnson 2024
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. G. Johnson 2024Glabella subcylindrical, rounded anteriorly, and S1 curving anteriorly near crest. Alar depression present and ala close to axial furrow is inflated to rise slightly above level of genal area. Eye lobe weakly inflated with four lenses, two very small contiguous central eye lenses (Pl. 26G) dorsolaterally orientated. Anterior boss inflated and girder moderately narrow (just over 1.5% of width of genicranium). Brim barely sloping but steepening slightly posteriorly along inside edge on prolongations. Brim width ratio ≈ 0.95. External rim fine (< 10% of width sag. of brim). Thorax with 20 segments.
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: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2010-02-08 06:44:20
Modified: 2012-08-27 07:28:06
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997
Collections
No collection or age range data are available