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Macropyge (Promacropyge)

Artiopoda - Asaphida - Ceratopygidae

Taxonomy
Promacropyge was named by Lu (1964) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Trep O Trem Sepkoski's reference number: 459,483]. It is not extant.

It was reranked as Macropyge (Promacropyge) by Lu and Lin (1984).

It was assigned to Macropyge by Lu and Lin (1984); and to Asaphida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Promacropyge Lu
1977Aksapyge Lisogor
1984Macropyge (Promacropyge) Lu and Lin
2002Promacropyge Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyAsaphoideaSalter 1864
familyCeratopygidaeRaymond 1913
genusMacropygeStubblefield 1927
subgenusPromacropyge(Lu 1964)

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. †Macropyge (Promacropyge) Lu 1964
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Macropyge (Promacropyge) longa Lu and Lin 1984
Invalid names: Aksapyge Lisogor 1977 [synonym]
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-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-13 22:50:48
Modified: 2009-12-14 00:50:48
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Aksaian to the top of the Niuchehean or 492.80000 to 486.85000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Taoyuanian495.2 - 486.85China (Hunan) Macropyge linearis (107326 126722)
Taoyuanian - Niuchehean495.2 - 486.85China (Zhejiang) Macropyge carinata (125525 125566) Macropyge longa (125694)
Aksaian492.8 - 491.5Kazakhstan Promacropyge carinata (118445)
Niuchehean491.0 - 486.85China (Hunan) Macropyge linearis (107327) Macropyge pinguis (126673 126679 126725 126726) Promacropyge ciliensis (107330) Promacropyge flexa (107332)
Niuchehean491.0 - 486.85China (Zhejiang) Macropyge carinata (125701)