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Baltoparadoxides oelandicus

Artiopoda - Redlichiida - Paradoxididae

Taxonomy
Paradoxides oelandicus was named by Sjögren (1872). It is the type species of Acadoparadoxides (Baltoparadoxides).

It was recombined as Acadoparadoxides (Baltoparadoxides) oelandicus by Šnajdr (1986); it was recombined as Eccaparadoxides oelandicus by Bengtson and Urbanek (1986); it was recombined as Baltoparadoxides oelandicus by Jell and Adrain (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Paradoxides oelandicus Sjögren
1986Eccaparadoxides oelandicus Bengtson and Urbanek
1986Acadoparadoxides (Baltoparadoxides) oelandicus Šnajdr
2002Baltoparadoxides oelandicus Jell and Adrain p. 347

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderRedlichiidaRichter 1932
suborderRedlichiinaRichter 1932
superfamilyParadoxidoideaHawle and Corda 1847
familyParadoxididaeEmmrich 1839
genusBaltoparadoxides(Snajdr 1986)
speciesoelandicus(Sjögren 1872)

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.

Baltoparadoxides oelandicus Sjögren 1872
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesf
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: carnivoresuperf
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 19:57:52
Modified: 2009-12-19 10:06:24
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Hendy 2009, Fortey and Owens 1999, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Middle Cambrian to the top of the Drumian or 506.50000 to 500.50000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Amgan508.2 - 504.5Poland Paradoxides oelandicus (72270)
Amgan508.2 - 504.5Norway (Rogaland) Paradoxides oelandicus (76545)
Solvan508.2 - 504.5Sweden (Norrbotten) Eccaparadoxides oelandicus (9782)
Middle Cambrian506.5 - 497.0Poland Paradoxides oelandicus (72269)
Drumian504.5 - 500.5Poland Paradoxides oelandicus (72271)