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Paraplethopeltis minuta

Artiopoda - Proetida - Hystricuridae

Taxonomy
Paraplethopeltis minuta was named by Heller (1954). Its type specimen is U. Mo. No. 10355, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is MR-26. Southeast facing slope, sw of Pine Hollow School, 110 above Birch Tree Rd, which is in a Migneintian carbonate limestone in the Roubidoux Formation of Missouri.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Paraplethopeltis minuta Heller p. 45 figs. Pl. 18, fig. 14-15

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
familyHystricuridaeHupé 1953
genusParaplethopeltisBridge and Cloud 1947
speciesminuta

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.

Paraplethopeltis minuta Heller 1954
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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: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: deposit feedero
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-19 02:34:11
Modified: 2009-12-19 04:34:11
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004, Fortey and Owens 1999

Age range: Migneintian or 481.10000 to 477.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Migneintian481.1 - 477.1USA (Missouri) Paraplethopeltis minuta (type locality: 50204)