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Parvigena

Trilobita - Proetida - Proetidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Parvigena Owens
2002Parvigena Jell and Adrain p. 423
2002Parvigena Sepkoski
2004Parvigena Owens

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
superfamilyProetoideaHawle and Corda 1847
familyProetidaeSalter 1864
subfamilyCornuproetinaeRichter et al. 1959
genusParvigena

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. †Parvigena Owens 1973
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Parvigena parvigena Warburg 1925
Parvigena putealis Owens 2004
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-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: deposit feedero
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 18:30:23
Modified: 2009-12-19 04:35:55
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Fortey and Owens 1999, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Pirgu to the top of the Porkuni or 449.50000 to 443.70000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Katian453.0 - 445.2Sweden (Dalarna) Proetus parvigena (124939)
Pirgu - Porkuni449.5 - 443.7Sweden (Dalarne) P. parvigena (73407)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4Denmark P. putealis (165096)