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Pliomerops

Trilobita - Phacopida - Pliomeridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1905Pliomerops Raymond
1933Pliomerops Phleger, Jr. p. 16
1961Pliomerops Nikolaisen
2002Pliomerops Jell and Adrain p. 428
2002Pliomerops Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderCheirurinaHarrington and Leanza 1957
familyPliomeridaeRaymond 1913
subfamilyPliomerinaeRaymond 1913
genusPliomeropsRaymond 1905

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. †Pliomerops Raymond 1905
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Pliomerops bilirata Raymond 1925
Pliomerops canadensis Billings 1859
Pliomerops lacunatus Dean 1989
Pliomerops praematura Fortey 1980
Pliomerops trouti Raymond 1925
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: minorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Harrington et al. (1959).g
Created: 2009-06-10 07:56:22
Modified: 2009-06-10 09:56:22
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Fennian to the top of the Uhaku or 470.70000 to 458.00000 Ma

Collections (88 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tremadocian - Floian485.4 - 470.0Sweden P. sp. (3195)
Tulean - Blackhillsian480.8 - 470.0USA (Nevada) P. sp. (77186)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0China (QingHai) P. sp. (8687)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0Sweden P. sp. (3196 3246 3248)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0France (Montagne Noire) P. sp. (20831)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0Argentina P. sp. (8719 8721)
Floian - Darriwilian477.7 - 458.4Russian Federation (Siberia) P. parasiensis (205664)
Blackhillsian474.9 - 470.0USA (Utah) P. sp. (104265)
Fennian470.7 - 468.0France (Montagne Noire) P. sp. (20825)
Rangerian470.0 - 470.3USA (Utah) P. sp. (104187 104188 104190)
Dapingian470.0 - 467.3USA (Utah) P. sp. (104202 104204 104205 104207 104209)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3Canada (Quebec) P. sp. (305 307 422 435)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3USA (New York) P. canadensis (42808 56184 171705 171711 171798 172224 172225 172226 172234 172236 172240 172297 172299 172307 172308 172316 172317 172319 172320 172321 172324 172327 172331 172348)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3USA (Tennessee) P. sp. (306 308)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3USA (Utah) P. sp. (104241 104250 104256)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3Norway (Spitsbergen) P. praematura (106480)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3USA (Oklahoma) P. canadensis (105614)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3USA (Nevada) P. canadensis (80080) P. sp. (80062)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3Canada (Quebec) P. canadensis (111333 111352 111361 111362 111363 111428 111429 111431 111432 111455)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3USA (Vermont) P. canadensis (103278 103286 103289 103293 103298)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3USA (New York) P. canadensis (103005 103007 103011 103279 103280 103284 103301 103305 103309 103310 103316)
Chazyan - Blackriveran470.0 - 449.6USA (Oklahoma) P. canadensis (23889)
Kunda - Uhaku469.2 - 458.0Norway (Oslo-Asker) P. canadensis (191119)
Sarka466.0 - 466.0Czech Republic P. sp. (3857)
Early/Lower Llandeilo466.0 - 460.9Norway P. sp. (2950)
Costonian - Marshbrookian458.4 - 454.0China (GanSu) P. sp. (8548)