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Maghroharpes oufatenensis

Artiopoda - Harpetida - Harpetidae

Taxonomy
Maghroharpes oufatenensis was named by Johnson (2024). Its type specimen is NHMUK It 29320 (1), a cephalon/head, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2024Maghroharpes oufatenensis Johnson pp. 77-78 figs. Pl. 25H, 28A–O

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderHarpetida(Whittington 1959)
familyHarpetidaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusMaghroharpes
speciesoufatenensis

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Maghroharpes oufatenensis Johnson 2024
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. G. Johnson 2024Genicranium broad and strongly vaulted. Glabella crest carinate, anteriorly rounded and free of tubercles or granulation. Axial furrows converging strongly towards well-defined preglabellar furrow. Occipital node barely inflated; tubercles on genal area. Eye lobes small (exsag.), moderately strongly inflated and with two lenses each, anterior lens being largest. Shape of lenses rectangular with rounded corners to subtriangular. Eye ridge absent. Prominent small tubercles on occipital ring, posterior border and internal rims. No caeca on genal roll. Brim width ratio 0.80, and standardised brim perforations around 170μm.
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: Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available