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Phacops (Chotecops)

Trilobita - Phacopida - Phacopidae

Taxonomy
Phacops (Chotecops) was named by Chlupac (1971) [Sepkoski's age data: D Emsi-l D Fame Sepkoski's reference number: 1106]. Its type is Phacops auspex.

It was reranked as Chotecops by Jell and Adrain (2002), Sepkoski (2002) and Sandford (2005).

It was assigned to Phacops by Chlupac (1971); to Phacopida by Sepkoski (2002); to Phacopidae by Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Phacopinae by Sandford (2005).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Phacops (Chotecops) Chlupac
1971Cordapeltis Pribyl and Vanek
2002Chotecops Jell and Adrain p. 358
2002Chotecops Sepkoski
2002Cordapeltis Sepkoski
2005Chotecops Sandford p. 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderPhacopinaStruve 1959
superfamilyPhacopoideaHupe 1953
familyPhacopidaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusPhacops
subgenusChotecops

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.

Subg. †Phacops (Chotecops) Chlupac 1971
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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: noneg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivoresubo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-10 07:54:02
Modified: 2009-06-10 09:54:02
Source: g = genus, f = family, subo = suborder, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Fortey and Owens 1999, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Eifelian or 393.30000 to 387.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Czech Republic (Moravia) Phacops sp. (25063) Phacops spp. (25118)