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Pagetides spinulus

Artiopoda - Agnostida - Eodiscidae

Taxonomy
Pagetides spinulus was named by Fritz (1972). Its type specimen is GSC 27211, a pygidium, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sekwi Formation - collection 73030, which is in a Cambrian marine limestone in the Sekwi Formation of Canada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Pagetides spinulus Fritz p. 8 figs. Pl. 1 figw. 12,13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
orderAgnostidaSalter 1864
suborderEodiscina
familyEodiscidaeRaymond 1913
genusPagetidesRasetti 1945
speciesspinulus

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.

Pagetides spinulus Fritz 1972
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10f
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: well-developedg
Created: 2009-12-13 02:33:12
Modified: 2009-12-13 04:33:12
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order
References: Hendy 2009, Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Early/Lower Cambrian or 538.80000 to 506.50000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cambrian538.8 - 506.5Canada (Northwest Territories) Pagetides spinulus (156132 156143 type locality: 156145 156147 156150 156156 156157 156158 156159)