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Weberides chamberlaini

Trilobita - Proetida - Phillipsiidae

Taxonomy
Weberides chamberlaini was named by Brezinski (2005) [= Paladin chesterensis (Weller): Chamberlain, 1969:51–54, plate 11, figs. 26, 27, 31, 35, 36]. Its type specimen is CM 53200, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Weberides chamberlaini Brezinski pp. 84 - 86 fig. 6A–6N

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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
genusWeberidesReed 1942
specieschamberlaini

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.

Weberides chamberlaini Brezinski 2005
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. K. Brezinski 2005Palpebral lobes posterior position; S1 narrow, deep; base of glabella rounded in smaller individuals, becoming straightened in larger holaspids. Pyidium lanceolate.
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, Fortey and Owens 1999, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Chesterian or 335.50000 to 323.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chesterian335.5 - 323.2USA (Montana) Weberides chamberlaini (218839)