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Macropyge (Promacropyge) linearis

Artiopoda - Asaphida - Ceratopygidae

Taxonomy
Macropyge (Promacropyge) linearis was named by Peng (1992). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Macropyge (Promacropyge) linearis Peng

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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)
specieslinearis

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.

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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: Whittington et al. 1997, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Niuchehean or 491.00000 to 486.85000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Taoyuanian495.2 - 486.85China (Hunan) Macropyge linearis (107326 126722)
Niuchehean491.0 - 486.85China (Hunan) Macropyge linearis (107327)