Strudiella devonica (lat.) - a type of fossil arthropods found in Devonian sediments in Belgium (385–360 Ma). The name of the genus Strudiella is given by the name of the location in Belgium, where the type specimen (Famennian Strud locality) is found, the species name - by the name of the geological period.
† Strudiella devonica |
Scientific classification |
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No rank : | Bilateral symmetric |
Rod: | † Strudiella Garrouste et al. , 2012 |
View: | † Strudiella devonica |
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International Scientific Name |
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Strudiella devonica Garrouste et al. , 2012 [1] |
Geochronology385-360 Ma | million years | Period | Era | Eon |
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2.588 | Even | | | Ka | F but n e R about s about th | 23.03 | Neogene | 66.0 | Paleogene | 145.5 | a piece of chalk | M e s about s about th | 199.6 | Yura | 251 | Triassic | 299 | Permian | P but l e about s about th | 359.2 | Carbon | 416 | Devonian | 443.7 | Silur | 488.3 | Ordovician | 542 | Cambrian | 4570 | Precambrian |
◄ Nowadays◄ Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction◄ Triassic extinction◄ Perm mass extinction◄ Devonian extinction◄ Ordovician-Silurian extinction◄ Cambrian explosion |
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Initially, the species S. devonica was considered as a nymph of an insect from the group Pterygota [1] , but then it was announced that it might belong to crustaceans [2] .
According to the original description [1] , the body is elongated and narrow, length 8.0 mm, width - 1.7 mm. Antennae of 10 segments, scape short, but very wide. The eyes are large, located in the back of the head. Mandibles of triangular shape. The chest is large, wide, separated from the abdomen and head. Six legs. The abdomen consists of 10 segments. Hips and legs are long.