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Phacopidella (Prephacopidella) hupei

Artiopoda - Phacopida - Phacopidae

Taxonomy
Phacopidella (Prephacopidella) hupei was named by Nion and Henry (1966). Its type specimen is IGR 500, a cephalon/head, and it is a mold.

It was recombined as Phacopidella hupei by Nion and Henry (1967); it was recombined as Morgatia hupei by Hammann (1972), Henry (1980).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Phacopidella (Prephacopidella) hupei Nion and Henry
1967Phacopidella hupei Nion and Henry
1972Morgatia hupei Hammann
1980Morgatia hupei Henry

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderPhacopinaStruve 1959
superfamilyPhacopoideaHupe 1953
familyPhacopidaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusPhacopidellaReed 1905
subgenusPrephacopidellaDestombes 1963
specieshupeiNion and Henry 1966

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.

Phacopidella (Prephacopidella) hupei Nion and Henry 1966
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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: carnivoresubo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 18:21:11
Modified: 2009-12-16 01:24:24
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Fortey and Owens 1999, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Dobrotivian or 461.00000 to 459.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dobrotivian461.0 - 459.7France (Finistere) Phacopidella hupei (20865)