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Psalikilus

Artiopoda - Proetida - Hystricuridae

Taxonomy
Psalikilus was named by Ross (1951) [Sepkoski's age data: O Trem-u O Aren-l Sepkoski's reference number: 795]. Its type is Psalikilus typicum.

It was assigned to Proetida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Hystricuridae by Jell and Adrain (2002), Adrain et al. (2003).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Psalikilus Ross p. 62
2002Psalikilus Jell and Adrain p. 432
2002Psalikilus Sepkoski
2003Psalikilus Adrain et al. p. 559

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

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. †Psalikilus Ross 1951
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Psalikilus hestoni Adrain et al. 2009
Psalikilus paraspinosum Hintze 1953
Psalikilus pikum Hintze 1953
Psalikilus spinosum Hintze 1953
Psalikilus typicum Ross 1951
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: Fortey and Owens 1999, Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Arenig to the top of the Rangerian or 477.10000 to 470.30000 Ma

Collections (47 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ibexian488.9 - 471.3USA (Nevada) P. pikum (104563)
Canadian486.85 - 457.3USA (Maryland) P. sp. (274)
Tulean481.7 - 475.3USA (Montana) P. paraspinosum (174361) P. sp. (287)
Tulean481.7 - 475.3USA (Idaho) P. hestoni (228268) P. sp. (228266 228267) P. sp. 3 (228285 228298) P. sp. A (228300) P. typicum (103799 103800 103803 103816 103819 103820 228299)
Tulean481.7 - 475.3USA (Utah) P. paraspinosum (104096 104103 104108 104134 104135 228303) P. sp. (104072 104097 104145) P. sp. 2 (228284) P. sp. 7 (228309) P. spinosum (104070 104086 104113) P. typicum (104081 104092 104099 104100 104101 104148)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) P. sp. (78093)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0USA (North Dakota) P. sp. (413 429)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0USA (Nevada) P. sp. (60037)
Blackhillsian475.3 - 471.3USA (Utah) P. likum (104121) P. paraspinosum (104116)
Blackhillsian475.3 - 471.3USA (Nevada) P. pikum (104551) P. sp. (104556 104651)
Rangerian471.3 - 470.3USA (Nevada) P. sp. (104450)