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Pliomerinae

Artiopoda - Phacopida - Pliomeridae

Taxonomy
Pliomerinae was named by Raymond (1913).

It was assigned to Cheiruridae by Phleger (1933); and to Pliomeridae by Nikolaisen (1961).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Pliomerinae Raymond
1933Pliomerinae Phleger, Jr. p. 16
1961Pliomerinae Nikolaisen

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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
subfamilyPliomerinaeRaymond 1913
subfamilyPliomerinaeRaymond 1913

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.

Subfm. †Pliomerinae Raymond 1913
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G. †Pliomerops Raymond 1905
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Pliomerops bilirata Raymond 1925
Pliomerops canadensis Billings 1859
Pliomerops lacunatus Dean 1989
Pliomerops praematura Fortey 1980
Pliomerops trouti Raymond 1925
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: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 18:29:43
Modified: 2009-12-16 01:33:48
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Blackhillsian to the top of the Uhaku or 475.30000 to 458.00000 Ma

Collections (87 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tremadocian - Floian486.85 - 471.3Sweden Pliomerops sp. (3195)
Tulean - Blackhillsian481.7 - 471.3USA (Nevada) Pliomerops sp. (77186)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0China (QingHai) Pliomerops sp. (8687)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0Sweden Pliomerops sp. (3196 3246 3248)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0France (Montagne Noire) Pliomerops sp. (20831)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0Argentina Pliomerops sp. (8719 8721)
Floian - Darriwilian477.1 - 458.2Russian Federation (Siberia) Pliomerops parasiensis (205664)
Blackhillsian475.3 - 471.3USA (Utah) Pliomerops sp. (104265)
Rangerian471.3 - 470.3USA (Utah) Pliomerops sp. (104187 104188 104190)
Dapingian471.3 - 469.4USA (Utah) Pliomerops sp. (104202 104204 104205 104207 104209)
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3USA (Tennessee) Pliomerops sp. (306 308)
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3Canada (Quebec) Pliomerops sp. (305 307 422 435)
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3USA (New York) Pliomerops canadensis (42808 56184 171705 171711 171798 172224 172225 172226 172234 172236 172240 172297 172299 172307 172308 172316 172317 172319 172320 172321 172324 172327 172331 172348)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3USA (Oklahoma) Pliomerops canadensis (105614)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3Canada (Quebec) Pliomerops canadensis (111333 111352 111361 111362 111363 111428 111429 111431 111432 111455)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3USA (Utah) Pliomerops sp. (104241 104250 104256)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3USA (Nevada) Pliomerops canadensis (80080) Pliomerops sp. (80062)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3USA (Vermont) Pliomerops canadensis (103278 103286 103289 103293 103298)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3Norway (Spitsbergen) Pliomerops praematura (106480)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3USA (New York) Pliomerops canadensis (103005 103007 103011 103279 103280 103284 103301 103305 103309 103310 103316)
Chazyan - Blackriveran471.3 - 449.6USA (Oklahoma) Pliomerops canadensis (23889)
Fennian470.7 - 468.0France (Montagne Noire) Pliomerops sp. (20825)
Kunda - Uhaku469.1 - 458.0Norway (Oslo-Asker) Pliomerops canadensis (191119)
Early/Lower Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2Norway Pliomerops sp. (2950)
Costonian - Marshbrookian458.2 - 454.0China (GanSu) Pliomerops sp. (8548)