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Pliomerops praematura

Trilobita - Phacopida - Pliomeridae

Taxonomy
Pliomerops praematura was named by Fortey (1980). Its type specimen is PMO NF 1120, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Pliomerops praematura Fortey p. 89 figs. Pl. 21, figs. 7, 9

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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
familyPliomeridaeRaymond 1913
subfamilyPliomerinaeRaymond 1913
genusPliomeropsRaymond 1905
speciespraematura

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.

Pliomerops praematura Fortey 1980
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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 07:56:22
Modified: 2009-06-10 09:56:22
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Whiterockian or 471.30000 to 457.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3Norway (Spitsbergen) Pliomerops praematura (106480)