Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Warburgella (Rugulites) rugulosa

Trilobita - Proetida - Proetidae

Taxonomy
Cyphaspis rugulosus was named by Alth (1874).

It was recombined as Warburgella rugulosa by Chatterton and Perry (1977); it was recombined as Podolites rugulosus by Tomczykowa and Tomczyk (1979); it was recombined as Warburgella (Rugulites) rugulosa by Tomcyzkowa (1991).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1874Cyphaspis rugulosus Alth
1977Warburgella rugulosa Chatterton and Perry p. 782
1979Podolites rugulosus Tomczykowa and Tomczyk p. 167
1991Warburgella (Rugulites) rugulosa Tomcyzkowa

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
superfamilyProetoideaHawle and Corda 1847
familyProetidaeSalter 1864
subfamilyProetinaeSalter 1864
genusWarburgellaReed 1931
subgenusRugulitesTomcyzkowa 1991
speciesrugulosa(Alth 1874)

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.

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: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Spines: minorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: deposit feedero
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-10 08:17:27
Modified: 2009-06-10 10:17:27
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Fortey and Owens 1999

Age range: base of the Sheinwoodian to the top of the Pragian or 433.40000 to 407.60000 Ma

Collections (54 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Sweden (Gotland) Warburgella rugulosa (13594)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0China (Yunnan) Warburgella rugulosa (27912)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Ukraine Warburgella rugulosa (13874)
Helderbergian - Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Ukraine Warburgella rugulosa (13875)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Canada (Yukon) Warburgella rugulosa (5715 14021)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Algeria Warburgella rugulosa (27473)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Ukraine Warburgella rugulosa (13876 23361 23362 23444 46578) Warburgella rugulosa, Warburgella rugosa (46580)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Poland Podolites rugulosus (13878 13887 13891 145992 145993 146001 146007 146008)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Czech Republic (Prague) Warburgella rugulosa, Warburgella rugosa, Warburgella nalea (12068 12072)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Czech Republic Warburgella rugosa (14042 14044 14061 14082) Warburgella rugulosa (13895 13897) Warburgella rugulosa, Warburgella nalea (10281) Warburgella rugulosa, Warburgella rugosa, Warburgella nalea (14118)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Morocco Warburgella rugosa (221411) Warburgella rugulosa (13936 27032 27034 27386)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Canada (Nunavut) Warburgella rugulosa (14025 14026 26410 26411 26461 26551 26552 26554 26561 26566)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Canada (Northwest Territories) Warburgella rugulosa (5743 5744 5745 5746 5747)
Helderbergian - Pragian419.2 - 407.6Poland Podolites rugulosus (13879)
Gedinnine416.0 - 412.3Spain (León) Warburgella rugulosa (234798)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Spain (Léon) Warburgella rugulosa (234793)