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Atractopyge confusa

Trilobita - Phacopida - Encrinuridae

Taxonomy

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Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Atractopyge confusa Owen

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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
suborderCheirurinaHarrington and Leanza 1957
familyEncrinuridaeAngelin 1854
subfamilyCybelinaeHolliday 1942
genusAtractopygeHawle and Corda 1847
speciesconfusa

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.

Atractopyge confusa Owen 1981
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedg
Created: 2010-01-09 08:09:55
Modified: 2010-01-09 10:09:55
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Rawtheyan or 448.80000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Norway (Ringerike) Atractopyge confusa (162234)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2Norway (Oslo Asker) Atractopyge confusa (163355)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2Norway Atractopyge confusa (163365)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2Norway (Ringerike) Atractopyge confusa (163348)
Rawtheyan - Hirnantian448.8 - 443.4Norway (Oslo Asker) Atractopyge confusa (163356)
Rawtheyan - Hirnantian448.8 - 443.4Norway Atractopyge confusa (163364)