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Uromystrum drepanon

Trilobita - Proetida - Bathyuridae

Taxonomy
Uromystrum drepanon was named by Fortey and Bruton (2013).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
U. validum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Uromystrum drepanon Fortey and Bruton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
familyBathyuridaeWalcott 1886
subfamilyBathyurellinaeHupe 1953
genusUromystrumWhittington 1953
speciesdrepanon

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.

†Uromystrum drepanon Fortey and Bruton 2013
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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 02:31:34
Modified: 2009-12-19 04:31:34
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Fortey and Owens 1999, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Tulean to the top of the Blackhillsian or 480.80000 to 470.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tulean480.8 - 474.9Norway (Spitsbergen) Uromystrum drepanon (189837)
Blackhillsian474.9 - 470.0Norway (Spitsbergen) Uromystrum drepanon (189838)