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Dunderbergia simplex

Artiopoda - Ptychopariida - Elviniidae

Taxonomy
Dunderbergia simplex was named by Rasetti (1961). It is not extant. Its type specimen is USNM 143067.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. anyta, D. directifrons, D. nitida, D. seducta, D. varigranula

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Dunderbergia simplex Rasetti p. 112 figs. pl. 24, figs. 1-6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
familyElviniidaeKobayashi 1936
genusDunderbergiaWalcott 1924
speciessimplex

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.

†Dunderbergia simplex Rasetti 1961
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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
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-02 14:46:03
Modified: 2009-06-02 16:46:03
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Dresbachian or 497.00000 to 486.85000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dresbachian497.0 - 486.85USA (Virginia) Dunderbergia simplex (62204)