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Psilocara comma

Artiopoda - Olenida - Olenidae

Taxonomy
Psilocara comma was named by Fortey (1974). Its type specimen is PMO NF 2540, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Psilocara.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Psilocara comma Fortey p. 55 figs. Pl. 17, figs. 1, 3, 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderOlenida
familyOlenidaeBurmeister 1843
subfamilyPelturinaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusPsilocara
speciescomma

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.

Psilocara comma Fortey 1974
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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: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 18:16:45
Modified: 2009-12-19 06:27:27
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Ibexian or 488.90000 to 471.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ibexian488.9 - 471.3Norway (Spitsbergen) Psilocara comma (106470)