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Platycalymene tasgarensis

Artiopoda - Phacopida - Calymenidae

Taxonomy
Platycalymene tasgarensis was named by Shirley (1936). Its type specimen is It. 3013, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Subspecies
P. simulata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Platycalymene tasgarensis Shirley

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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
suborderCalymeninaSwinnerton 1915
familyCalymenidaeMilne-Edwards 1840
genusPlatycalymene
speciestasgarensisShirley 1936

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.

†Platycalymene tasgarensis Shirley 1936
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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: actively mobilef
Life habit: nektobenthicf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 14:42:12
Modified: 2012-08-27 07:17:38
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Llandeilo or 461.10000 to 458.20000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2United Kingdom Platycalymene tasgarensis (69741)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2United Kingdom Platycalymene tasgarensis (234028 234030)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2United Kingdom (Wales) Platycalymene tasgarensis (216511)