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Paciphacops

Trilobita - Phacopida - Phacopidae

Taxonomy
Paciphacops was named by Maksimova (1971) [Sepkoski's age data: D Gedi-l D Eife Sepkoski's reference number: 421,1106]. It is not extant. Its type is Phacops logani.

It was assigned to Phacopida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Phacopidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Paciphacops Maksimova
2002Paciphacops Jell and Adrain p. 416
2002Paciphacops Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderPhacopinaStruve 1959
superfamilyPhacopoideaHupe 1953
familyPhacopidaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusPaciphacopsMaksimova 1971

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. †Paciphacops Maksimova 1971
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Subg. †Paciphacops (Paciphacops) Maksimova 1972
†Paciphacops altaicus Tschernyschev 1893
†Paciphacops argentinus Thomas 1905
†Paciphacops claviger Haas 1969
†Paciphacops edgecombei Sandford 2005
†Paciphacops latigenalis Etheridge and Mitchell 1896
†Paciphacops logani Hall 1860
†Paciphacops mansfieldensis Etheridge and Mitchell 1896
†Paciphacops waisfeldae Edgecombe and Ramsköld 1994
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: carnivoresubo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 18:21:11
Modified: 2009-12-16 01:24:24
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Fortey and Owens 1999

Age range: base of the Ludlow to the top of the Eifelian or 426.70000 to 387.95000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Silurian443.1 - 419.62Argentina (San Juan) P. argentinus (193478)
Wenlock - Pridoli432.9 - 419.62Argentina P. argentinus (25105) Phacops argentinus (25058)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Argentina Phacops argentinus (25054)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Argentina Phacops argentinus (25057)
Pridoli - Lochkovian422.7 - 413.02USA (Oklahoma) P. raymondi, P. birdsongensis (26826)
Pridoli - Helderbergian422.7 - 393.47Argentina Phacops argentinus (25055)
Gedinnine419.62 - 413.02USA (Tennessee) Phacops logani (74661 75628)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02USA (Oklahoma) P. campbelli (3103 3104)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Bolivia P. waisfeldae (25579)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Argentina (San Juan) P. sp. (193479)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Australia (Victoria) P. edgecombei (234674)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62USA (New York) Phacops logani (160377)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5China (Heilongjiang) Phacops altaicus (25844 25845)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Mongolia Phacops altaicus (79716)