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Dionide magnifica

Artiopoda - Trinucleida - Dionididae

Taxonomy

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Dionide magnifica Owen and Bruton figs. Pl.6 : 1-7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderTrinucleida(Swinnerton 1915)
familyDionididaeGürich 1907
genusDionideBarrande 1847
speciesmagnifica

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.

Dionide magnifica Owen and Bruton 1980
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Spines: majorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: blindf
Created: 2009-06-08 12:15:59
Modified: 2009-06-08 14:15:59
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Oandu to the top of the Nabala or 452.80000 to 449.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oandu452.8 - 451.8Norway Dionide magnifica (162532)
Nabala450.5 - 449.9Norway Dionide magnifica (162634)