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Paradoxides (Eccaparadoxides) eteminicus

Trilobita - Redlichiida - Paradoxididae

Taxonomy
Paradoxides eteminicus was named by Matthew (1883) [Lectotype selected by Kim et al 2002]. Its type specimen is ROM 54082 (lectotype), a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Paradoxides (Eccaparadoxides) eteminicus by Dean (1988); it was recombined as Eccaparadoxides eteminicus by Kim et al. (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Paradoxides eteminicus Matthew
1988Paradoxides (Eccaparadoxides) eteminicus Dean
2002Eccaparadoxides eteminicus Kim et al. p. 837

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderRedlichiidaRichter 1932
suborderRedlichiinaRichter 1932
superfamilyParadoxidoideaHawle and Corda 1847
familyParadoxididaeEmmrich 1839
genusParadoxidesBrongniart 1822
subgenusEccaparadoxides(Snajdr 1957)
specieseteminicus(Matthew 1883)

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.

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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. H. Kim et al. 2002A species of Eccaparadoxides with axis that occupies about 75 percent of pygidial length in large holaspids. S3 and S4 furrows shallow in late meraspids and holaspids.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 100 to < 1000g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Spines: minorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: carnivoresuperf
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-02-25 10:19:06
Modified: 2009-02-25 12:19:06
Source: g = genus, f = family, superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Fortey and Owens 1999, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available