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Protacarus crani
Taxonomy
Protacarus crani was named by Hirst (1923). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Rhynie cherts (BMNH collection), which is in a Pragian pond chert in the Dryden Flags Formation of the United Kingdom. It is the type species of Protacarus.
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1923 | Protacarus crani Hirst p. 456 figs. Pl 11, figs a,b; text-figs 1,2 |
| 1962 | Protospeleorchestes pseudoprotacarus Dubinin p. 463 fig. 1340 |
| 1962 | Protacarus crani Dubinin p. 464 fig. 1341 |
| 1962 | Palaeotydeus devonicus Dubinin p. 466 fig. 1346 |
| 1962 | Paraprotacarus hirsti Dubinin p. 466 fig. 1347 |
| 2025 | Protacarus crani Klimov et al. p. 6 figs. 1-4, S1-S10 |
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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.
†Protacarus crani Hirst 1923
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Invalid names: Palaeotydeus devonicus Dubinin 1962 [synonym], Paraprotacarus hirsti Dubinin 1962 [synonym], Protospeleorchestes pseudoprotacarus Dubinin 1962 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: Pragian or 413.02000 to 410.62000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Pragian | United Kingdom (Scotland) | Protacarus crani, Protospeleorchestes pseudoprotacarus, Palaeotydeus devonicus, Paraprotacarus hirsti (type locality: 172777) |