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Ptychoparia dubinka

Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Ptychopariidae

Taxonomy
Ptychoparia dubinka was named by Kordule (2006). It is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Ptychoparia dubinka Kordule pp. 280 - 284 figs. 2A–I, 3A–F

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
familyPtychopariidaeMatthew 1887
subfamilyPtychopariinaeMatthew 1887
genusPtychopariaCorda 1847
speciesdubinka

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.

Ptychoparia dubinka Kordule 2006
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
V. Kordule 2006Ptychoparia with S1, S2, S3 and S4 deeply incised and clearly defined; adaxial portion of S1 forked; anterior border prominent, with average LCr/LAB cca 6.0; genal caeca with anastomosing canals very prominent in external surface of the cephalon; paradoublural furrow distinctly separated from border furrow; distal ends of pleurae extended into short spines in all segments; pygidial axis with six axial rings and terminal piece; pygidial pleural fields with five pairs of ribs and rudimentary sixth rib; exoskeleton generally larger than in P. striata.
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
Created: 2009-06-10 08:29:52
Modified: 2009-06-10 10:29:52
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available