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Trifoliops

Trilobita - Phacopida - Phacopidae

Taxonomy
Trimerocephalus (Trifoliops) was named by Crônier (2003).

It was reranked as Trifoliops by Feist (2019).

It was assigned to Trimerocephalus by Crônier (2003); and to Phacopidae by Feist (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Trimerocephalus (Trifoliops) Crônier
2019Trifoliops Feist p. 17

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

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.

G. †Trifoliops Crônier 2003
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Trifoliops cronierae Feist et al. 2016
Trifoliops trifolius Osmólska 1958
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: Middle Famennian or 370.60000 to 364.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Famennian370.6 - 364.7Morocco T. trifolius, T. cronierae (223560)
Middle Famennian370.6 - 364.7France (Montagne Noire) Trimerocephalus trifolius (223557)