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Mirabole (Mirabole)

Trilobita - Proetida - Proetidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Mirabole (Mirabole) Osmólska
1998Mirabole (Mirabole) Yuan and Xiang pp. 183 - 184

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
superfamilyProetoideaHawle and Corda 1847
familyProetidaeSalter 1864
subfamilyMirabolinaeYuan and Xiang 1998
genusMirabole
subgenusMirabole

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.

Subg. †Mirabole (Mirabole) Osmólska 1962
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†Mirabole (Mirabole) crassa Chlupáč 1966
†Mirabole (Mirabole) sortitus Chlupáč 1966
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. Yuan and L.-W. Xiang 1998Diagnosis: A typical sub gen us of Mirabole Osmolska, 1962 with the following features: Glabel la truncated conical in outline; occipital ring with less developed occipital solution; palpebral lobe moderately long; eye ridge inconspicuous on the carapace, but more distinct on internal mould; eye moderately long and broad, kidney-shaped; free cheek w ith more or less long genal spine; pygidium relatively short, with narrower pygidial axis.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: deposit feedero
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 18:30:23
Modified: 2009-12-19 04:35:55
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Fortey and Owens 1999, Hendy 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Famennian or 364.70000 to 360.70000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Famennian372.2 - 358.9China (Guangxi) Mirabole crassa (229268)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7China (Guizhou) Mirabole muhuaensis (218956 218957 218958)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Czech Republic Mirabole sortita (218975)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7China (Guangxi) Mirabole crassa (222336 222337 222338)