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Psalikilus spinosum

Artiopoda - 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.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

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
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou 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: Whittington et al. 1997, Fortey and Owens 1999, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Tulean or 481.70000 to 475.30000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tulean481.7 - 475.3USA (Utah) Psalikilus spinosum (104070 104086 104113)