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Paraptychopyge

Artiopoda - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Taxonomy
Paraptychopyge was named by Balashova (1964) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren-u Sepkoski's reference number: 795]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Ptychopyginae by Fortey (1975); and to Asaphida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Paraptychopyge Balashova
1975Paraptychopyge Fortey
2002Paraptychopyge Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyAsaphoideaSalter 1864
familyAsaphidaeBurmeister 1843
subfamilyPtychopyginaeBalashova 1964
genusParaptychopygeBalashova 1964

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. †Paraptychopyge Balashova 1964
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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-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 14:38:06
Modified: 2009-12-14 00:45:08
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Hendy 2009

Age range: Volkhov or 471.30000 to 469.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Volkhov471.3 - 469.1Sweden P. sp. (198118)