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Triarthrus glaber

Trilobita - Olenida - Olenidae

Taxonomy
Triarthrus glaber was named by Billings (1859).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Triarthrus glaber Billings

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderOlenida
familyOlenidaeBurmeister 1843
subfamilyOleninaeBurmeister 1843
genusTriarthrusGreen 1832
speciesglaberBillings 1859

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.

Triarthrus glaber Billings 1859
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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
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Spines: noneg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-08 12:45:18
Modified: 2009-06-08 14:45:18
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Chatfieldian to the top of the Maysvillian or 453.80000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chatfieldian - Edenian453.8 - 450.2Canada (Nunavut) Triarthrus glaber (192339)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6Canada (Quebec) Triarthrus glaber (184439)