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Pilekia trio

Artiopoda - Phacopida - Cheiruridae

Taxonomy
Pilekia trio was named by Hintze (1953) [Questionably assigned to genus by author.]. Its type specimen is 26380 (AMNH), a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Pilekia trio Hintze p. 205 figs. Pl. 21, figs. 1a-c

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderCheirurinaHarrington and Leanza 1957
familyCheiruridaeHawle and Corda 1847
subfamilyPilekiinae(Sdzuy 1955)
genusPilekiaBarton 1915
speciestrio

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.

Pilekia trio Hintze 1953
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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
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-15 23:31:45
Modified: 2009-12-16 01:31:45
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Stairsian or 483.40000 to 481.70000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Stairsian483.4 - 481.7Norway (Spitsbergen) Pilekia trio (189833)
Stairsian483.4 - 481.7USA (Utah) Pilekia trio (104094 192724)