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Placoparia cambriensis

Artiopoda - Phacopida - Pliomeridae

Taxonomy
Placoparia cambriensis was named by Hicks (1875). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Placoparia cambriensis Hicks

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderCheirurinaHarrington and Leanza 1957
familyPliomeridaeRaymond 1913
genusPlacopariaHawle and Corda 1847
speciescambriensisHicks 1875

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.

Placoparia cambriensis Hicks 1875
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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: carnivorec
Vision: blindg
Created: 2009-06-09 12:47:15
Modified: 2009-12-16 01:34:56
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Harrington et al. 1959

Age range: Llanvirn or 468.00000 to 458.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2Czechia (Prague) Placoparia cambriensis (76458)