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Protopliomerella contracta

Artiopoda - Phacopida - Pliomeridae

Taxonomy
Protopliomerops contracta was named by Ross (1951) [Paratypes: YPM 18246-52, 18255-6.]. Its type specimen is YPM 18253, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Protopliomerella contracta by Harrington (1957).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Protopliomerops contracta Ross p. 136 figs. Pl. 33, figs. 17, 22
1957Protopliomerella contracta Harrington p. 812

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderCheirurinaHarrington and Leanza 1957
familyPliomeridaeRaymond 1913
genusProtopliomerella
speciescontracta()

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.

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Diagnosis
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