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Pseudosphaerexochus laticeps

Artiopoda - Phacopida - Cheiruridae

Taxonomy
Sphaerexochus laticeps was named by Linnarsson (1866).

It was synonymized subjectively with Pseudosphaerexochus (Pseudosphaerexochus) laticeps by Kielan-Jaworowska et al. (1991); it was recombined as Pseudosphaerexochus laticeps by Gapp et al. (2012).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Sphaerexochus laticeps Linnarsson p. 61 figs. pl. 1 f. 8-9
2012Pseudosphaerexochus laticeps Gapp et al. p. e49115

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderCheirurinaHarrington and Leanza 1957
familyCheiruridaeHawle and Corda 1847
subfamilySphaerexochinaeOpik 1937
genusPseudosphaerexochus(Schmidt 1881)
specieslaticeps()

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.

Pseudosphaerexochus laticeps Linnarsson 1866
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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: majorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedg
Created: 2009-06-10 07:43:18
Modified: 2010-01-10 04:06:41
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Nabala to the top of the Pirgu or 450.50000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Nabala450.5 - 449.9Sweden (Dalarne) Pseudosphaerexochus laticeps (163430)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Sweden (Dalarne) Pseudosphaerexochus laticeps (164812 164834 164835)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Sweden (Skåne) Pseudosphaerexochus laticeps (153976 164567)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Sweden (Vastergotland) Pseudosphaerexochus laticeps (164813)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Sweden (Västergötland) Pseudosphaerexochus laticeps (164831 164832 164836)