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Trimerocephalus chopini

Artiopoda - Phacopida - Phacopidae

Taxonomy
Trimerocephalus chopini was named by Kin and Blazejowski (2013). Its type specimen is Tr.8/12.02.79 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kowala Quarry, unit I. 7 km southwest of Kielce, which is in a Famennian slope marl in the Manticoceras Limestone Formation of Poland.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Trimerocephalus chopini Kin and Blazejowski pp. 347 - 351 fig. 2–4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderPhacopinaStruve 1959
superfamilyPhacopoideaHupe 1953
familyPhacopidaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusTrimerocephalus
specieschopini

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.

Trimerocephalus chopini Kin and Blazejowski 2013
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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: infaunalg
Diet: carnivoresubo
Vision: blindg
Created: 2009-12-15 23:29:10
Modified: 2010-06-25 10:40:41
Source: g = genus, f = family, subo = suborder, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Whittington et al. 1997, Fortey and Owens 1999

Age range: Middle Famennian or 368.50000 to 365.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Famennian368.5 - 365.2Poland Trimerocephalus chopini (type locality: 223605)