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Triarthrus canadensis

Trilobita - Olenida - Olenidae

Taxonomy
Triarthrus canadensis was named by Smith (1861).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Triarthrus canadensis Smith

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderOlenida
familyOlenidaeBurmeister 1843
subfamilyOleninaeBurmeister 1843
genusTriarthrusGreen 1832
speciescanadensisSmith 1861

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.

Triarthrus canadensis Smith 1861
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Spines: noneg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-08 12:45:18
Modified: 2009-06-08 14:45:18
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Edenian to the top of the Maysvillian or 451.00000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5Canada (Ontario) Triarthrus canadensis (26297)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Triarthrus canadensis (26295 26298 26299)