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Dimeropygiella mccormicki

Artiopoda - Proetida - Dimeropygidae

Taxonomy
Dimeropygiella mccormicki was named by Adrain et al. (2001). Its type specimen is SUI 94373, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Dimeropygiella mccormicki Adrain et al. p. 967 figs. Fig. 14.16, 14.21, 12.30, 14.31

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
familyDimeropygidaeHupe 1953
genusDimeropygiella
speciesmccormicki

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.

Dimeropygiella mccormicki Adrain et al. 2001
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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: 2010-02-06 03:21:36
Modified: 2010-02-06 05:21:36
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Fortey and Owens 1999, Alvarez et al. 2008, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Whiterockian or 471.30000 to 457.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3USA (Utah) Dimeropygiella mccormicki (106371)