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Pseudomera arachnopyge

Trilobita - Phacopida - Pliomeridae

Taxonomy
Pseudomera arachnopyge was named by Fortey and Droser (1996) [Paratypes: incomplete dorsal exoskeletons, USNM 481388, 481399; cranidia, USNM 481383-4; pygidia, USNM 481386-7]. Its type specimen is USNM 481388, a pygidium, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Pseudomera arachnopyge Fortey and Droser p. 96 fig. 18.4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderCheirurinaHarrington and Leanza 1957
familyPliomeridaeRaymond 1913
genusPseudomera
speciesarachnopyge

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.

Pseudomera arachnopyge Fortey and Droser 1996
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Spines: minorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-10 07:59:54
Modified: 2009-06-10 09:59:54
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: or 470.30000 to 470.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rangerian470.0 - 470.3USA (Nevada) Pseudomera arachnopyge (104653)
Rangerian470.0 - 470.3USA (Utah) Pseudomera arachnopyge (37454 37458 37460 37462 37475)