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Pliomerina trisulcata

Artiopoda - Phacopida - Pliomeridae

Taxonomy
Pliomerina trisulcata was named by Edgecombe et al. (1999). Its type specimen is UTGD 91143, a cephalon/head, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mole Creek 4439. south of Liena Road, west of Mole Creek, which is in an Eastonian peritidal carbonate in the Mole Creek Formation of Australia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. australis, P. peripata, P. sulcifrons, P. sulcifrons, P. tashanensis, P. unda

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Pliomerina trisulcata Edgecombe et al. pp. 248 - 249 figs. 8, 9A-H, 10A-D, F-1, 11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderCheirurinaHarrington and Leanza 1957
familyPliomeridaeRaymond 1913
genusPliomerinaChugaeva 1956
speciestrisulcata

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.

†Pliomerina trisulcata Edgecombe et al. 1999
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
G. D. Edgecombe et al. 1999Pliomerina with longitudinal median glabellar furrow usually present on posterior part of frontal lobe, terminating near proximal ends of S3; shallow subtransverse S4 on abaxial part of frontal lobe. Hypostomal borders relatively narrow. Pygidium with conical or vase-shaped terminal piece; posterior few pairs ofpygidial pleurae expanded distally, spatulate in dorsal view.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
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 07:55:29
Modified: 2009-06-10 09:55:29
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Eastonian to the top of the Onnian or 452.30000 to 449.50000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gisbornian - Eastonian458.2 - 449.0Australia (Tasmania) Pliomerina sp. (2685)
Eastonian - Onnian452.3 - 449.5Australia (Tasmania) Pliomerina sulcatifrons (2686)
Eastonian452.3 - 449.0Australia (Tasmania) Pliomerina trisulcata (79238 147706 type locality: 154049 154050 154051 154052)