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Proliostracus

Artiopoda - Ptychopariida - Ptychopariidae

Taxonomy
Proliostracus was named by Poulson [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Tojo Cm lMid Sepkoski's reference number: 464,475]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Ptychopariida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Ptychopariidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Proliostracus Jell and Adrain p. 431
2002Proliostracus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
familyPtychopariidaeMatthew 1887
genusProliostracusPoulson

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. †Proliostracus Poulson
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Proliostracus annosus Fritz 1972
Proliostracus latus Fritz 1972
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
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 20:00:46
Modified: 2009-12-19 06:30:51
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Dyeran or 515.30000 to 509.70000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cambrian538.8 - 506.5Canada (Northwest Territories) P. contractus (156171) P. depressus (156169) P. latus, P. annosus (156173)
Waucoban538.8 - 506.5Canada (British Columbia) P. sp. (10864)
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7Canada (British Columbia) P. sp. (196)
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7Canada (Alberta) P. contractus (10884)
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7Canada (Yukon Territory) P. ampliatus (156206)