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Phacops circumspectans

Trilobita - Phacopida - Phacopidae

Taxonomy
Phacops circumspectans was named by Paeckelmann (1913). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Müller and Preuß brickworks, Üllendahl, which is in a Famennian marine slate/shale in the Etroeungt Formation of Germany.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Phacops circumspectans Paeckelmann pp. 174 - 176 figs. Taf. 3, Fig. 1, la
2013Phacops circumspectans Cronier et al. p. 1004

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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
genusPhacops
speciescircumspectans

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.

Phacops circumspectans Paeckelmann 1913
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Spines: noneg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivoresubo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-10 07:54:02
Modified: 2009-06-10 09:54:02
Source: g = genus, f = family, subo = suborder, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Fortey and Owens 1999, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Givetian to the top of the Late/Upper Famennian or 387.70000 to 360.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Spain (Aragon) Phacops circumspectans (40446)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Phacops circumspectans (type locality: 234946)