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Isocolus dysdercus

Trilobita - Isocolidae

Taxonomy
Isocolus dysdercus was named by Whittington (1963). Its type specimen is GSC 16153, an exoskeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Alpha Boulder, Table Head, which is in a Whiterockian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in Canada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Isocolus dysdercus Whittington p. 41 figs. Pl. 6, figs. 1-4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
familyIsocolidaeAngelin 1854
genusIsocolusAngelin 1854
speciesdysdercus

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.

†Isocolus dysdercus Whittington 1963
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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: blindf
Created: 2010-01-04 12:55:47
Modified: 2010-01-04 14:55:47
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Whiterockian or 470.00000 to 457.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Isocolus dysdercus (type locality: 104752)