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Linguaphillipsia parvula

Trilobita - Proetida - Phillipsiidae

Taxonomy
Linguaphillipsia parvula was named by Engel and Morris (1996). Its type specimen is AMF 97019a/b, a cephalon/head (external/internal moulds of cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Linguaphillipsia parvula Engel and Morris pp. 129 - 130 figs. pl. 2, figs. 9–18, text-fig. 6
2015Linguaphillipsia parvula Vanderlaan and Ebach p. 35

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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
genusLinguaphillipsiaStubblefield 1948
speciesparvulaEngel and Morris 1996

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.

Linguaphillipsia parvula Engel and Morris 1996
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
T. A. Vanderlaan and M. C. Ebach 2015Eyes long, posteriorly placed; S1 distinct, obliquely placed; L1 short and wide. Pygidium triangular, with 11–13 axial rings, 7 pleural ribs; posterior rings and ribs poorly defined.
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: Fortey and Owens 1999, Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Tournaisian or 358.90000 to 346.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7Australia (New South Wales) Linguaphillipsia parvula (217053 217073)