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Planocephalus

Trilobita - Redlichiida - Saukiandidae

Taxonomy
Planocephalus was named by Zadorozhnaya (1967). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Trilobita by Osadchaya et al. (1979); and to Saukiandidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Planocephalus Zadorozhnaya
1979Planocephalus Osadchaya et al.
2002Planocephalus Jell and Adrain p. 426

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderRedlichiidaRichter 1932
suborderRedlichiinaRichter 1932
superfamilyRedlichioideaPoulsen 1927
familySaukiandidaeHupé 1953
genusPlanocephalusZadorozhnaya 1967

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. †Planocephalus Zadorozhnaya 1967
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: deposit feedero
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-19 08:02:41
Modified: 2009-12-19 10:02:41
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Botomian or 516.00000 to 512.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Botomian516.0 - 512.9Russian Federation (Tuva) P. cultus (81472)