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Ampulliglabella arakii

Trilobita - Proetida - Phillipsiidae

Taxonomy
Ampulliglabella arakii was named by Flick and Shiino (2021). Its type specimen is UMUT PA33416, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is KF212, Matashirosawa Valley, Shigejisawa Valley, Kamiyasse, Miyagi Prefecture, which is in a Wordian offshore shelf shale in the Hoso-o Formation of Japan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2021Ampulliglabella arakii Flick and Shiino pp. 102 - 105 figs. Text-fig. 8a, b, Text-fig. 9, Plate 3, Figs 1–16

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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
familyPhillipsiidaeOehlert 1886
subfamilyDitomopyginaeHupe 1953
genusAmpulliglabella
speciesarakii

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.

Ampulliglabella arakii Flick and Shiino 2021
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
U. Flick and Y. Shiino 2021Basal lobe of the glabella convex, bearing three pairs of distinct glabellar furrows. S 1 being located very posteriorly and considerably longer than S 2 and S 3. The pygidium bearing 10 pairs of pleural ribs and 19 axial rings.
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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997, Fortey and Owens 1999

Age range: Wordian or 266.90000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Japan Ampulliglabella arakii (224525 type locality: 224526)