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Pygocephalus cooperi

Malacostraca - Pygocephalidae

Taxonomy
Pygocephalus cooperi was named by Huxley (1857). It is the type species of Pygocephalus.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1857Pygocephalus cooperi Huxley
1879Necroscilla wilsoni Woodward p. 552 figs. Pl 26, fig 3
1899Anthrapalaemon glaber Jones and Woodward p. 393 figs. Pl 15, fig 5
1905Anthrapalaemon serratus Woodward p. 438 fig. 1
1907Pygocephalus (Anthrapalaemon) parkeri Woodward p. 407 fig. 2
1911Anthrapalaemon grossarti holti Woodward p. 365 fig. 1
1930Pygocephalus cooperi Dix and Pringle p. 143
1979Pygocephalus cooperi Schram p. 85 figs. 37-39a,b

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
RankNameAuthor
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
—CaridoidaHessler 1982
superorderPeracaridaCalman 1904
suborderPygocephalomorphaBeurlen 1930
familyPygocephalidaeBrooks 1962
genusPygocephalus
speciescooperiHuxley 1857

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.

†Pygocephalus cooperi Huxley 1857
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Invalid names: Anthrapalaemon glaber Jones and Woodward 1899 [synonym], Anthrapalaemon serratus Woodward 1905 [synonym], Necroscilla wilsoni Woodward 1879 [synonym], Pygocephalus (Anthrapalaemon) parkeri Woodward 1907 [synonym]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: omnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-02-03 08:12:00
Modified: 2010-02-04 15:07:01
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Westphalian A to the top of the Westphalian B or 318.70000 to 314.60000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9United Kingdom (Lancashire) Pygocephalus cooperi (172765)
Westphalian B316.9 - 314.6United Kingdom (Scotland) Anthrapalaemon glaber (216573)
Westphalian B - Westphalian C316.9 - 309.8United Kingdom (England) Necroscilla wilsoni (216793)