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Dicranogmus lepidus

Trilobita - Lichida - Lichidae

Taxonomy
Dicranogmus lepidus was named by Campbell and Chatterton (2006). Its type specimen is UA 10140, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a cast. Its type locality is Fauna j, Section AV4, Delorme Fm., Mackenzie Mts., which is in a Whitwellian slope limestone/shale in the Delorme Formation of Canada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Dicranogmus lepidus Campbell and Chatterton p. 520 figs. Fig. 4.1-4.6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderLichidaMoore 1959
familyLichidaeHawle and Corda 1847
subfamilyTrochurinaePhleger 1936
genusDicranogmusHawle and Corda 1847
specieslepidus

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.

Dicranogmus lepidus Campbell and Chatterton 2006
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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: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-15 22:40:01
Modified: 2009-12-16 00:40:01
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Whitwellian to the top of the Wenlock or 430.50000 to 427.40000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Canada (Northwest Territories) Dicranogmus lepidus (26059)
Wenlock - Ludlow433.4 - 423.0Canada (Northwest Territories) Dicranogmus lepidus (26049)
Whitwellian430.5 - 425.4Canada (Northwest Territories) Dicranogmus lepidus (26035 26042 type locality: 26048 26050)