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Paladin derbiensis

Trilobita - Proetida - Phillipsiidae

Taxonomy
Entomolithus derbiensis was named by Phillips (1836) [Entomolithus Derbiensis].

It was recombined as Weberides derbyensis by Stubblefield (1946); it was recombined as Paladin derbiensis by Tilsley and Owens (2003).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1836Entomolithus derbiensis Phillips p. 240
1946Weberides derbyensis Stubblefield p. 186
2003Paladin derbiensis Tilsley and Owens pp. 241 - 242 figs. 2A, E; Fig. 3A-I

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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
genusPaladin
speciesderbiensis(Phillips 1836)

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.

Paladin derbiensis Phillips 1836
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: Brigantian or 336.00000 to 330.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9United Kingdom (England) Paladin derbiensis (229167)