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Ogmocnemis irregularis

Trilobita - Proetida - Proetidae

Taxonomy
Ogmocnemis irregularis was named by Kielan (1960). It is the type species of Ogmocnemis.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Ogmocnemis irregularis Kielan
1966Astroproetus berwynensis Whittington p. 83 figs. Pl. 25, fig. 14-16
1973Proetus berwynensis Owens p. 135

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
superfamilyProetoideaHawle and Corda 1847
familyProetidaeSalter 1864
subfamilyCornuproetinaeRichter et al. 1959
genusOgmocnemisKielan 1960
speciesirregularisKielan 1960

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.

Ogmocnemis irregularis Kielan 1960
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Invalid names: Ogmocnemis berwynensis Whittington 1966 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: deposit feedero
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 18:30:23
Modified: 2009-12-19 04:35:55
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Fortey and Owens 1999, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Rawtheyan or 448.80000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Poland Ogmocnemis irregularis (164846 165084)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Sweden (Dalarne) Ogmocnemis irregularis (165085)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2United Kingdom (England) Ogmocnemis irregularis (165087 165089)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2United Kingdom Ogmocnemis irregularis (165086)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2United Kingdom (Wales) Astroproetus berwynensis (3675) Ogmocnemis irregularis (165091)