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Trimerocephaloides

Trilobita - Phacopida - Phacopidae

Taxonomy

Species
T. sinevisus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2009Trimerocephaloides Feist et al. pp. 20 - 22

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderPhacopinaStruve 1959
superfamilyPhacopoideaHupe 1953
familyPhacopidaeHawle and Corda 1847
subfamilyPhacopinaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusTrimerocephaloides

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.

G. †Trimerocephaloides Feist et al. 2009
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Trimerocephaloides sinevisus Feist et al. 2009
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. Feist et al. 2009Phacopine with moderately vaulted cephalon, non-protruding glabella, entire preoccipital lobe, eye-less genae continuously surrounded by deep border furrows, large shallow vincular furrow with convex postvincular area; pygidium long with semicircular posterior outline, short axis with few rings and pronounced postaxial ridge, shallow pleurae with weak, posteriorly effaced pleural furrows.
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: Fortey and Owens 1999, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Frasnian or 375.20000 to 372.15000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Frasnian375.2 - 372.15Australia (Western Australia) T. sinevisus (216426)