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Heckethornia smithi

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8489088https://www.gbif.org/species/8489088
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)179946https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=179946
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Dimeropygidae : Heckethornia : Heckethornia smithi
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Dimeropygidae : Heckethornia : Heckethornia smithi
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
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
familyDimeropygidaeHupe 1953
genusHeckethorniaMcAdams and Adrain 2009
speciesHeckethornia smithiMcAdams & Adrain 2009
Generic NameHeckethornia
Scientific NameHeckethornia smithi McAdams & Adrain, 2009
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Heckethornia smithispeciesbelongs to Heckethorniastated with evidenceMcAdams and Adrain, 2009
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance485 - 472 Ma
Paleozoic
Last Recorded Appearance485 - 472 Ma
Paleozoic
Environmentmarine (based on Trilobita)
Motilityfast-moving (based on Trilobita)
Visionwell-developed (based on Dimeropygidae)
Dietdeposit feeder (based on Proetida)
Ontogenymolting,addition of parts (based on Trilobita)
Taphonomylow Mg calcite, chitin (based on Trilobita)
Primary Reference (PBDB)N. E. B. McAdams and J. M. Adrain. 2009. Heckethornia, a new genus of dimeropygid trilobites from the Lower Ordovician (Ibexian; Tulean and Blackhillsian) of the Great Basin, western USA. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 46:875-914

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2009Heckethornia smithi McAdams and Adrain p. 882 figs. Fig. 4b, f, k

References

McAdams N. E. B., Adrain J. M. (2009) Heckethornia, a new genus of dimeropygid trilobites from the Lower Ordovician (Ibexian; Tulean and Blackhillsian) of the Great Basin, western USA, Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 46, 875-914
N. E. B. McAdams, J. M. Adrain (2009) Heckethornia, a new genus of dimeropygid trilobites from the Lower Ordovician (Ibexian; Tulean and Blackhillsian) of the Great Basin, western USA: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences: 875--914 - 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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