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Protopliomerops radiatus

Artiopoda - Phacopida - Pliomeridae

Taxonomy
Protopliomerops radiatus was named by Kobayashi (1955). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Protopliomerops radiatus Kobayashi

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderCheirurinaHarrington and Leanza 1957
familyPliomeridaeRaymond 1913
genusProtopliomeropsKobayashi 1934
speciesradiatusKobayashi 1955

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.

Protopliomerops radiatus Kobayashi 1955
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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 18:29:43
Modified: 2009-12-16 01:33:48
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Tremadoc to the top of the Blackhillsian or 486.40000 to 471.30000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Canada (Alberta) Protopliomerops radiatus (10910 10914)
Blackhillsian475.3 - 471.3Canada (British Columbia) Protopliomerops radiatus (111537)