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Plagiura minor

Artiopoda - Ptychopariida - Ptychopariidae

Taxonomy
Plagiura minor was named by Palmer and Halley (1979).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Plagiura minor Palmer and Halley p. 114 figs. Plate 13, figures 22-25

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
familyPtychopariidaeMatthew 1887
genusPlagiura
speciesminor

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.

†Plagiura minor Palmer and Halley 1979
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Spines: noneg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-09 21:26:05
Modified: 2009-06-09 23:26:05
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Solvan to the top of the Delamaran or 508.20000 to 505.30000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3USA (California) Plagiura minor (149642 149653)
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3USA (Nevada) Plagiura minor (9435)
Solvan508.2 - 504.5USA (Nevada) Plagiura minor (9423 9432 9433 9447 9449 9450 9451 9456 9457 9461 9462 9469)