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Psalikilus spinosum

Trilobita - Proetida - Hystricuridae

Taxonomy
Psalikilus spinosum was named by Hintze (1953) [Paratype: 26203 (AMNH).]. Its type specimen is 26200 (AMNH), a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Psalikilus spinosum Hintze p. 212 figs. Pl. 9, figs. 3a-c

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
familyHystricuridaeHupé 1953
genusPsalikilus
speciesspinosum

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.

Psalikilus spinosum Hintze 1953
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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-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: deposit feedero
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-19 02:34:11
Modified: 2009-12-19 04:34:11
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Fortey and Owens 1999, Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Tulean or 480.80000 to 474.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tulean480.8 - 474.9USA (Utah) Psalikilus spinosum (104070 104086 104113)