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Prionocheilus verneuili

Trilobita - Phacopida - Calymenidae

Taxonomy
Prionocheilus verneuili was named by Rouault (1847). It is the type species of Prionocheilus.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Prionocheilus verneuili Rouault p. 32

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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
suborderCalymeninaSwinnerton 1915
familyCalymenidaeMilne-Edwards 1840
subfamilyPharostomatinaeHupe 1953
genusPrionocheilusRouault 1847
speciesverneuiliRouault 1847

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.

Prionocheilus verneuili Rouault 1847
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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: minorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: nektobenthicf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-09 21:17:20
Modified: 2009-06-09 23:17:20
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Sandbian or 458.20000 to 452.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sandbian458.2 - 452.8France Prionocheilus verneuili (174560)