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Plagiura extensa

Artiopoda - Ptychopariida - Ptychopariidae

Taxonomy
Plagiura extensa was named by Palmer and Halley (1979). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Groom Range, Carrara Fm, Red Pass Limestone Mbr. (USGS 3691-CO), which is in a Delamaran shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Carrara Formation of Nevada.

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by J. Marcot on 2019-09-30; modified by J. Marcot on 2019-10-03

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Plagiura extensa Palmer and Halley p. 113 figs. Pl. 6, figs. 17-20, 23
2003Plagiura extensa Sundberg and McCollum p. 353 figs. Figure 18.1-18.6, 18.8-18.10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
familyPtychopariidaeMatthew 1887
genusPlagiura
speciesextensa

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.

Plagiura extensa Palmer and Halley 1979
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