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Pygocephalus dubius

Malacostraca - Pygocephalidae

Taxonomy
Apus dubius was named by Prestwich (1840). Its type specimen is GSL 54398/9, a carapace, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Coalbrook Dale (White Flatstone Measures, Prestwich collection), which is in a Westphalian B interdistributary bay mudstone in the United Kingdom.

It was recombined as Pygocephalus dubius by Schram (1979).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Apus dubius Prestwich p. 491 fig. 9
1861Anthrapalaemon grossarti Salter p. 530 figs. 1-4
1863Palaeocarabus russelianus Salter p. 519 fig. 1,2
1979Pygocephalus dubius Schram p. 90 figs. 39c,d-43

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
RankNameAuthor
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
—CaridoidaHessler 1982
superorderPeracaridaCalman 1904
suborderPygocephalomorphaBeurlen 1930
familyPygocephalidaeBrooks 1962
genusPygocephalus
speciesdubius()

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.

†Pygocephalus dubius Prestwich 1840
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Invalid names: Anthrapalaemon grossarti Salter 1861 [synonym], Palaeocarabus russelianus Salter 1863 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: omnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-02-03 08:12:00
Modified: 2010-02-04 15:07:01
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan 1992

Age range: Westphalian B or 316.90000 to 314.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Westphalian B316.9 - 314.6United Kingdom (England) Apus dubius (216649)