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Proceratopyge conifrons

Trilobita - Asaphida - Ceratopygidae

Taxonomy
Proceratopyge conifrons was named by Wallerius (1895). It is not extant. It is the type species of Proceratopyge.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Proceratopyge conifrons Wallerius

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyAsaphoideaSalter 1864
familyCeratopygidaeRaymond 1913
genusProceratopygeWallerius 1895
speciesconifronsWallerius 1895

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.

Proceratopyge conifrons Wallerius 1895
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Ayusokkanian or 499.50000 to 497.00000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wangcunian - Guzhangian504.5 - 497.0China (Zhejiang) Proceratopyge conifrons (125685)
Guzhangian500.5 - 497.0China (Hunan) Proceratopyge conifrons (128931)
Guzhangian500.5 - 497.0China (Zhejiang) Proceratopyge conifrons (125555 125687)
Ayusokkanian499.5 - 497.0Kazakhstan Proceratopyge conifrons (118239 118240 118241)