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Phorocephala setoni

Trilobita - Proetida - Telephinidae

Taxonomy
Carrickia setoni was named by Shaw (1968). Its type specimen is NYSM 12246, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Phorocephala setoni by Shaw and Bolton (2011).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Carrickia setoni Shaw p. 31 figs. Pl. 4, figs. 21, 25, 26
2011Phorocephala setoni Shaw and Bolton p. 425

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
familyTelephinidaeMarek 1952
genusPhorocephalaLu 1965
speciessetoni()

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.

Phorocephala setoni Shaw 1968
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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: actively mobilef
Life habit: nektonicf
Diet: microcarnivoref
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-09-21 20:13:25
Modified: 2012-08-27 07:33:12
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Whiterockian or 471.30000 to 457.30000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3USA (Vermont) Carrickia setoni (103287)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3USA (New York) Carrickia setoni (102998 103002 103004)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3Canada (Quebec) Phorocephala setoni (111363 111461)