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Paciphacops (Paciphacops) microps

Trilobita - Phacopida - Phacopidae

Taxonomy
Paciphacops (Paciphacops) microps was named by Chatterton et al. (1979). Its type specimen is ANU 35207, a cephalon/head, and it is a cast.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Paciphacops (Paciphacops) microps Chatterton et al. p. 816 figs. Pl. 107, fig. 1-4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderPhacopinaStruve 1959
superfamilyPhacopoideaHupe 1953
familyPhacopidaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusPaciphacopsMaksimova 1971
subgenusPaciphacopsMaksimova 1972
speciesmicrops

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.

Paciphacops (Paciphacops) microps Chatterton et al. 1979
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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: Fortey and Owens 1999, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Pragian or 410.80000 to 407.60000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Australia (New South Wales) Paciphacops microps (69338 69340 69346 69347 69348 69350)