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Phacopidella trisulcata

Trilobita - Phacopida - Phacopidae

Taxonomy
Phacops trisulcata was named by Hall (1852).

It was recombined as Phacopidella trisulcata by Ulrich and Bassler (1923); it was corrected as Phacops trisulcatus by Brett (1999).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Phacops trisulcata Hall p. 300 figs. pl. A66, figs. 3a-b.
1923Phacopidella trisulcata Ulrich and Bassler p. 331
1999Phacops trisulcatus Brett

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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
genusPhacopidellaReed 1905
speciestrisulcata(Hall 1852)

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.

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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Fortey and Owens 1999, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Aeronian to the top of the Sheinwoodian or 440.80000 to 430.50000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandovery - Wenlock443.4 - 427.4USA (New York) Phacops trisulcatus (13045)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5USA (New York) Phacops trisulcata (81868) Phacops trisulcatus (81827)
Aeronian - Telychian440.8 - 433.4USA (New York) Phacops trisulcata (81899)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5USA (New York) Phacops trisulcatus (81908)