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Paciphacops argentinus

Trilobita - Phacopida - Phacopidae

Taxonomy
Phacops argentinus was named by Thomas (1905).

It was recombined as Paciphacops argentinus by Sandford (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1905Phacops argentinus Thomas
2005Paciphacops argentinus Sandford p. 9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderPhacopinaStruve 1959
superfamilyPhacopoideaHupe 1953
familyPhacopidaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusPaciphacopsMaksimova 1971
speciesargentinus(Thomas 1905)

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.

Paciphacops argentinus Thomas 1905
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivoresubo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 18:21:11
Modified: 2009-12-16 01:24:24
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Fortey and Owens 1999, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Ludlow to the top of the Pridoli or 427.40000 to 419.20000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Silurian443.8 - 419.2Argentina (San Juan) Paciphacops argentinus (193478)
Wenlock - Pridoli433.4 - 419.2Argentina Paciphacops argentinus (25105) Phacops argentinus (25058)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Argentina Phacops argentinus (25054)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Argentina Phacops argentinus (25057)
Pridoli - Helderbergian423.0 - 393.3Argentina Phacops argentinus (25055)