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Palaeopantopus

Pycnogonida - Palaeopantopoda - Palaeopantopodidae

Taxonomy
Palaeopantopus was named by Broili (1929) [Sepkoski's age data: D Emsi-l]. Its type is Palaeopantopus maucheri.

It was assigned to Palaeopantopoda by Sepkoski (2002); to Pycnogonida by Siveter et al. (2004); and to Palaeopantopodidae by Størmer (1955) and Dunlop et al. (2020).

Species
P. maucheri (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Palaeopantopus Broili p. 277
1955Palaeopantopus Størmer p. P170
2002Palaeopantopus Sepkoski
2004Palaeopantopus Siveter et al. p. 980
2020Palaeopantopus Dunlop et al. p. 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
classPycnogonidaLatreille 1810
orderPalaeopantopoda
familyPalaeopantopodidaeHedgpeth 1955
genusPalaeopantopus

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.

G. †Palaeopantopus Broili 1929
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Palaeopantopus maucheri Broili 1929
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2010-02-15 04:21:13
Modified: 2010-02-15 06:22:33
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Emsian or 409.10000 to 402.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Germany P. maucheri (26904 230899)