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Ellipsostrenua troedssoni

Trilobita - Redlichiida - Ellipsocephalidae

Taxonomy
Ellipsostrenua troedssoni was named by Cederström et al. (2022) [= 1978 Proampyx cf. sularpensis n. sp. Ahlberg & Bergström, plate 3, fig. 5. = 1981 Proampyx cf. sularpensis n. sp.; Bergström & Ahlberg, p. 204, fig. 10. = 2012 Proampyx? cf. sularpensis n. sp.; Cederström, Ahlberg, Babcock, Ahlgren, Høyberget & Nilsson, fig. 8C.]. Its type specimen is PMU 36724 (cranidium with exoskeletal cuticle preserved) and is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2022Ellipsostrenua troedssoni Cederström et al. figs. 17K, 42

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderRedlichiidaRichter 1932
suborderRedlichiinaRichter 1932
superfamilyEllipsocephaloideaLin 1990
familyEllipsocephalidaeMatthew 1887
subfamilyEllipsocephalinaeMathew 1887
genusEllipsostrenuaKautsky 1945
speciestroedssoni

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.

Ellipsostrenua troedssoni Cederström et al. 2022
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: deposit feedero
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-19 04:00:08
Modified: 2009-12-19 06:00:08
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Stage 4 or 514.50000 to 506.50000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Stage 4514.5 - 506.5Sweden Ellipsostrenua troedssoni (236571 236572 236573 240027 240028 240029)