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Richardsonella variagranula

Trilobita - Asaphida - Remopleurididae

Taxonomy
Richardsonella variagranula was named by Robison and Pantoja-Alor (1968). Its type specimen is USNM 159036, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is USNM 16002b, Tinu Formation, Oaxaca, Mexico - Robison and Pantoja-Alor 1968, which is in the Tremadoc of limestone/shale the Tinu Formation Mexico.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Richardsonella variagranula Robison and Pantoja-Alor p. 794

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyAsaphoideaSalter 1864
familyRemopleurididaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusRichardsonellaRaymond 1924
speciesvariagranula

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.

Richardsonella variagranula Robison and Pantoja-Alor 1968
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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: actively mobilef
Life habit: nektobenthicf
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-04-13 10:12:30
Modified: 2009-12-14 07:33:04
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Tremadoc or 486.50000 to 477.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Mexico (Oaxaca) Richardsonella variagranula (type locality: 9845)