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Morosa simplexa

Artiopoda - Olenida - Pterocephaliidae

Taxonomy
Morosa simplexa was named by Stitt (1971). Its type specimen is OU 6508, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Morosa simplexa Stitt pp. 51 - 52 figs. pl. 1, figs. 20, 21

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderOlenida
familyPterocephaliidaeKobayashi 1935
genusMorosa
speciessimplexa

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.

Morosa simplexa Stitt 1971
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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-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-13 23:06:36
Modified: 2009-12-14 01:06:36
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Sunwaptan or 493.50000 to 488.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Franconian497.0 - 486.85USA (Oklahoma) Morosa simplexa (9618 221067)
Sunwaptan493.5 - 488.9USA (Oklahoma) Morosa simplexa (240516)