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Pseudocheirurus gomiensis

Trilobita - Phacopida - Cheiruridae

Taxonomy
Pseudocheirurus gomiensis was named by Kobayashi and Hamada (1985). Its type specimen is KGS 3625, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is new trilobite collection, Gomi Quarry, which is in a Ludlow reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks/shale in the Fukata Formation of Japan.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Pseudocheirurus gomiensis Kobayashi and Hamada p. 208 figs. Pl 28, fig 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderCheirurinaHarrington and Leanza 1957
familyCheiruridaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusPseudocheirurusPrantl and Pribyl 1947
speciesgomiensis

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.

Pseudocheirurus gomiensis Kobayashi and Hamada 1985
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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: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedg
Created: 2010-01-10 02:23:13
Modified: 2010-01-10 04:23:13
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Ludlow or 426.70000 to 422.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Japan (Skikoku) Pseudocheirurus sp. (type locality: 188692)