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Montezumaspis parallela

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8472279https://www.gbif.org/species/8472279
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)261602https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=261602
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Redlichiida : Holmiidae : Montezumaspis : Montezumaspis parallela
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Redlichiida : Holmiidae : Montezumaspis : Montezumaspis parallela
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Ecdysozoa
-Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumMandibulata
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderRedlichiidaRichter 1932
suborderOlenellinaWalcott 1890
superfamilyOlenelloideaWalcott 1890
familyHolmiidaeHupé 1953
genusMontezumaspisHollingsworth 2006
speciesMontezumaspis parallelaFritz 1995
Generic NameMontezumaspis
Scientific NameMontezumaspis parallela Fritz, 1995
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Montezumaspis parallelaspeciesbelongs to Montezumaspisstated with evidenceHollingsworth, 2006
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance530 - 516 Ma
Cambrian
Last Recorded Appearance530 - 516 Ma
Cambrian
Environmentmarine (based on Trilobita)
Motilityfast-moving (based on Redlichiida)
Visionwell-developed (based on Holmiidae)
Dietdeposit feeder (based on Redlichiida)
Ontogenymolting,addition of parts (based on Trilobita)
Taphonomylow Mg calcite, chitin (based on Trilobita)
Primary Reference (PBDB)W. H. Fritz. 1995. Esmeraldina rowei and associated Lower Cambrian trilobites (1f fauna) at the base of Walcott's Waucoban Series, southern Great Basin, U.S.A. Journal of Paleontology 69(4):708-723

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1995Palmettaspis parallela Fritz p. 720 figs. figs. 5.5, 5.6, 9.1–9.5
1999Palmettaspis parallela Lieberman p. 84
2006Montezumaspis parallela Hollingsworth p. 314 figs. Figures 6.1–6.14, 7.2, 7.3

References

Fritz W. H. (1995) Esmeraldina rowei and associated Lower Cambrian trilobites (1f fauna) at the base of Walcott's Waucoban Series, southern Great Basin, U.S.A., Journal of Paleontology 69 4, 708-723
Lieberman B. S. (1999) Systematic revision of the Olenelloidea (Trilobita, Cambrian), Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University 45, 1-150
Hollingsworth J. S. (2006) Holmiidae (Trilobita: Olenellina) of the Montezuman Stage (Early Cambrian) in Western Nevada, Journal of Paleontology 80 2, 309-332
J. S. Hollingsworth (2006) Holmiidae (Trilobita: Olenellina) of the Montezuman Stage (Early Cambrian) in Western Nevada: Journal of Paleontology 2: 309--332 - via Catalogue of Life
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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