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Pseudobasilicus

Artiopoda - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Taxonomy
Pseudobasilicus was named by Reed (1930). Its type is Ptychopyge lawrowi.

It was assigned to Asaphinae by Henningsmoen (1960); to Asaphida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Asaphidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Pseudobasilicus Reed
1960Pseudobasilicus Henningsmoen
2002Pseudobasilicus Jell and Adrain p. 433
2002Pseudobasilicus 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
subfamilyAsaphinaeBurmeister 1843
genusPseudobasilicusReed 1930

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. †Pseudobasilicus Reed 1930
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†Pseudobasilicus brachyrachis Törnquist 1884
†Pseudobasilicus fortis Webby 1973
†Pseudobasilicus lawrowi Schmidt 1898
†Pseudobasilicus nobilis Barrande 1846
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Spines: minorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Harrington et al. (1959).g
Created: 2009-06-08 11:33:50
Modified: 2009-06-08 13:33:50
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Arenig to the top of the Oandu or 477.10000 to 451.80000 Ma

Collections (56 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dawan478.8 - 466.6China (YunNan) P. sp. (7745)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0China (Hubei) P. sp. (4709 4714 4719 4720 4721 4722)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0China (ShanXi) P. sp. (7886)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1Norway P. sp. (3180)
Aseri - Lasnamagi464.3 - 459.7Sweden P. brachyrachis (166336 166444 166531 166539 166584)
Aseri - Lasnamagi464.3 - 459.7Sweden (Dalarna) P. brachyrachis (166335)
Aseri - Lasnamagi464.3 - 459.7Sweden (Siljan) P. brachyrachis (166595)
Aseri - Lasnamagi464.3 - 459.7Sweden (Öland) P. brachyrachis (166445 166532 166534 166585 166586 166587)
Aseri - Lasnamagi464.3 - 459.7Sweden (Kalmar) P. brachyrachis (166441 166533)
Aseri - Uhaku464.3 - 458.0Russian Federation P. lawrowi (235848)
Aseri - Uhaku464.3 - 458.0Russian Federation (Novgorod Oblast) P. lawriwi (235859)
Lasnamagi461.4 - 459.7Sweden P. sp. (2933)
Lasnamagi461.4 - 459.7Sweden (Dalarna) P. brachyrachis (192033 192382)
Lasnamagi461.4 - 459.7Sweden (Siljan) P. brachyrachis (2943 2944)
Early/Lower Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2Sweden P. sp. (2932 2938 2939)
Late/Upper Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2Norway P. sp. (3250)
Late/Upper Llanvirn461.1 - 458.2Sweden P. sp. (2928 2931)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2Sweden (Vastergotland) P. brachyrachis (77101)
Uhaku - Lasnamagi459.7 - 459.7Sweden (Siljan) P. sp. (2946)
Uhaku459.7 - 458.0Sweden P. brachyrachis (166374)
Costonian - Harnagian458.2 - 457.2Argentina P. sp. (8889)
Gisbornian - Harnagian458.2 - 457.2Australia (New South Wales) P. sp. (2708)
Sandbian458.2 - 452.8Norway P. sp., P. kegelensis (166854)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5China (YunNan) P. sp. (7743)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5China (GanSu) P. sp. (8565)
Gisbornian - Eastonian458.2 - 449.0Australia (Tasmania) P. sp. (2695)
Gisbornian - Eastonian458.2 - 449.0Australia (New South Wales) P. sp. (2721)
Kukruse458.0 - 456.8Norway (Asker) P. kuckersianus (193508)
Keila453.9 - 452.8Russian Federation P. kegelensis (235843)
Oandu452.8 - 451.8Russian Federation (Leningrad oblast) P. kegelensis (235821)
Eastonian452.3 - 449.0Australia (New South Wales) P. fortis (235980) P. sp. (2648 2707 2725 2745 2751)