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Rorringtonia ursina

Trilobita - Proetida - Rorringtoniidae

Taxonomy
Analocaspis ursina was named by Owens (1970). Its type specimen is PMO 8701 (nearly complete internal mould) and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Rorringtonia ursina by Owens (1981) and Jell and Adrain (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Analocaspis ursina Owens
1981Rorringtonia ursina Owens pp. 92 - 93 figs. PI. 1, e-d
2002Rorringtonia ursina Jell and Adrain p. 341

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
superfamilyProetoideaHawle and Corda 1847
familyRorringtoniidae
genusRorringtoniaWhittard 1966
speciesursina()

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.

Rorringtonia ursina Owens 1970
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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: deposit feedero
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2010-02-22 04:43:47
Modified: 2010-02-22 06:43:47
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Fortey and Owens 1999, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Harnagian to the top of the Soudleyan or 458.40000 to 457.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Harnagian - Soudleyan458.4 - 457.2Norway Analocaspis ursina (162799)