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Meadowtownella

Description

Meadowtownella is a rare genus of odontopleurid trilobite found in Ordovician rocks. It is similar to Acidaspis cincinnatiensis but without the occipital spine.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4638198https://www.gbif.org/species/4638198
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)19815https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=19815
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Lichida : Odontopleuridae : Meadowtownella
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Odontopleurida : Odontopleuridae : Meadowtownella
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)doubtful
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Ecdysozoa
-Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumMandibulata
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderOdontopleuridaWhittington 1959
familyOdontopleuridaeBurmeister 1843
genusMeadowtownellaPribyl & Vanek 1965
Scientific NameMeadowtownella Pribyl & Vanek, 1965
Name Published InVest. ústred. Ust. Geol. (C) 40
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Meadowtownellagenusbelongs to Odontopleuridasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Meadowtownellagenusbelongs to Odontopleuridaestated without evidenceJell and Adrain, 2002
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance470 - 458 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Last Recorded Appearance433 - 427 Ma
Silurian
Environmentmarine (based on Trilobita)
Motilityfast-moving (based on Trilobita)
Visionwell-developed (based on Odontopleuridae)
Dietcarnivore (based on Odontopleuridae)
Ontogenymolting,addition of parts (based on Trilobita)
Taphonomylow Mg calcite, chitin (based on Trilobita)
Primary Reference (PBDB)J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meadowtownella

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1965Meadowtownella Pribyl and Vanek
2002Meadowtownella Jell and Adrain p. 403
2002Meadowtownella Sepkoski, Jr.

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
Jell P. A., Adrain J. M. (2002) Available generic names for trilobites, Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 48 2, 331-553
GBIF/Yale University Peabody Museum: Peabody Invertebrate Paleontology DiGIR Service - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Vest. ústred. Ust. Geol. (C) 40 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
extinct group - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
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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