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Namuropyge kingi

Artiopoda - Proetida - Brachymetopidae

Taxonomy
Namuropyge kingi was named by Richter and Richter (1939). Its type specimen is SM E3694, a pygidium, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Namuropyge discors kingi by Osmólska (1967).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Namuropyge kingi Richter and Richter p. 10 figs. pl. 1, fig. 2
1967Namuropyge discors kingi Osmólska p. 170 figs. pl. 1, fig. 2; text-pl. 1, figs 4a, b
1984Namuropyge kingi Owens pp. 10 - 11 figs. PL 2, figs 8, 9, 11, 13, 14

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
superfamilyAulacopleuroidea(Angelin 1854)
familyBrachymetopidaePrantl and Pribyl 1951
subfamilyBrachymetopinaePrantl and Pribyl 1950
genusNamuropygeRichter and Richter 1939
specieskingiRichter and Richter 1939

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.

Namuropyge kingi Richter and Richter 1939
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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 02:32:28
Modified: 2009-12-19 04:32:28
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Fortey and Owens 1999, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Arundian to the top of the Brigantian or 346.70000 to 330.30000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arundian346.7 - 339.9United Kingdom (Wales) Namuropyge kingi (229669)
Asbian339.9 - 335.9United Kingdom (England) Namuropyge kingi (5966)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3United Kingdom (England) Namuropyge kingi (229663 229670)