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Phacops (Omegops)

Trilobita - Phacopida - Phacopidae

Taxonomy
Phacops (Omegops) was named by Struve (1976). It is not extant.

It was reranked as Omegops by Weber (2000), Jell and Adrain (2002).

It was assigned to Phacops by Struve (1976); to Geesopini by Weber (2000); and to Phacopidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Phacops (Omegops) Struve
2000Omegops Weber p. 543
2002Omegops Jell and Adrain p. 414
2023Clarksonops Crônier and Waters p. 329

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderPhacopinaStruve 1959
superfamilyPhacopoideaHupe 1953
familyPhacopidaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusPhacops
subgenusOmegops

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.

Subg. †Phacops (Omegops) Struve 1976
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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: noneg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivoresubo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-10 07:54:02
Modified: 2009-06-10 09:54:02
Source: g = genus, f = family, subo = suborder, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Fortey and Owens 1999

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Famennian to the top of the Hastarian or 365.20000 to 353.70000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Famennian372.15 - 358.86China (Guangxi) Phacops sp. (229268)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86France Phacops sp. (38641)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86United Kingdom (England) Phacops accipitrinus (38428 38430 38431 38432 38433 38434 38438 229587)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86Belgium Phacops sp. (235220)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86Czechia Phacops accipitrinus (218975)
Hastarian358.86 - 353.7France Phacops sp. (38642)