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Rhenogriffides alborzensis

Trilobita - Proetida - Phillipsiidae

Taxonomy
Rhenogriffides alborzensis was named by Hahn et al. (2013). Its type specimen is SMF 76640 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Simeh Kuh. S10. Trilobite Bed, which is in an Ivorian carbonate limestone in the Mobarak Formation of Iran.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Rhenogriffides alborzensis Hahn et al. pp. 68 - 69 fig. 2

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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
familyPhillipsiidaeOehlert 1886
genusRhenogriffides
speciesalborzensis

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.

Rhenogriffides alborzensis Hahn et al. 2013
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
G. Hahn et al. 2013A species of Rhenogriffides, known only by its pygidium, with the following character- istics: Shape rounded, nearly as long as broad. Axis broad, with 15 rings. Pleural fields with 10 pairs of ribs. Axial rings and pleural ribs covered each by a row of small to distinct granules.
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: 2009-12-19 02:34:58
Modified: 2009-12-19 04:34:58
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004, Fortey and Owens 1999

Age range: Ivorian or 353.80000 to 346.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ivorian353.8 - 346.7Iran (Markazi) Rhenogriffides alborzensis (type locality: 216562)