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Flexicalymene onniensis

Trilobita - Phacopida - Calymenidae

Taxonomy
Flexicalymene onniensis was named by Shirley (1936).

It was recombined as Flexicalymene (Onnicalymene) onniensis by Dean (1962) and Siveter (1977).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Flexicalymene onniensis Shirley p. 405 figs. pl. 29, figs. 5-7.
1962Flexicalymene (Onnicalymene) onniensis Dean p. 115 figs. PI. 13, fig. 7 ; PL 14, figs, i, 2, 7, 10
1977Flexicalymene (Onnicalymene) onniensis Siveter
2007Flexicalymene onniensis Hunda and Hughes pp. Table A1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderCalymeninaSwinnerton 1915
familyCalymenidaeMilne-Edwards 1840
subfamilyFlexicalymeninae
genusFlexicalymene
speciesonniensis

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.

†Flexicalymene onniensis Shirley 1936
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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: actively mobileg
Life habit: nektobenthicg
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-09 12:08:00
Modified: 2009-07-20 15:30:25
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Harrington et al. 1959

Age range: base of the Onnian to the top of the Pusgillian or 453.00000 to 449.20000 Ma

Collections (31 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Onnian453.0 - 449.5United Kingdom (England) Flexicalymene onniensis (43723 43726 43727 43728 43729 43732 43733)
Onnian453.0 - 449.5United Kingdom (Wales) Flexicalymene onniensis (167240)
Pusgillian449.5 - 449.2United Kingdom (England) Flexicalymene onniensis (42638 43738 43739 43741 43742 43745 43746 43747 43748 43749 43750 43751 43771 43773 43774 43775 43776 43777 43779 43780 43781 43782)
Pusgillian449.5 - 449.2United Kingdom Flexicalymene onniensis (167265)