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Elrathia grazierensis

Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Alokistocaridae

Taxonomy
Elrathia grazierensis was named by Rasetti (1965). Its type specimen is USNM 145029, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USNM 23t, which is in a Solvan/Menevian carbonate limestone in the Pleasant Hill Limestone Formation of Pennsylvania.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Elrathia grazierensis Rasetti p. 1013 figs. Pl. 119, fig. 21-23

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
familyAlokistocaridaeResser 1939
genusElrathiaWalcott 1924
speciesgrazierensis

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.

Elrathia grazierensis Rasetti 1965
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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
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: detritivoreg
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2008-10-19 08:19:11
Modified: 2009-10-08 00:44:56
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Caron and Jackson 2008, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Solvan to the top of the Menevian or 510.20000 to 499.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Solvan - Menevian510.2 - 499.5USA (Pennsylvania) Elrathia grazierensis (type locality: 8597)