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Pandaspinapyga dactyla

Trilobita - Phacopida - Cheiruridae

Taxonomy
Pandaspinapyga dactyla was named by Chatterton and Ludvigsen (1976). Its type specimen is GSC 43534, a pygidium, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Pandaspinapyga dactyla Chatterton and Ludvigsen p. 63 figs. Pl. 12, figs. 16-19

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderCheirurinaHarrington and Leanza 1957
familyCheiruridaeHawle and Corda 1847
subfamilyAcanthoparyphinae
genusPandaspinapygaEsker and Levin 1964
speciesdactyla

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.

Pandaspinapyga dactyla Chatterton and Ludvigsen 1976
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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: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivoref
Created: 2009-06-11 14:43:11
Modified: 2012-08-27 07:38:08
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Chazyan or 471.30000 to 457.30000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3Canada (Northwest Territories) Pandaspinapyga dactyla (24621 25933 26057)