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Trimerocephalus shotoriensis

Trilobita - Phacopida - Phacopidae

Taxonomy
Trimerocephalus shotoriensis was named by Feist et al. (2003). Its type specimen is UM2-RF 327, a cephalon/head, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Northeastern slope of Hill III. Northwest of Niaz, Kale Sardar, which is in a Famennian/Famennian carbonate limestone in the Shishtu Formation of Iran.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Trimerocephalus shotoriensis Feist et al. pp. 287 - 288 figs. Pl. XXI, fig. 4-6

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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
genusTrimerocephalus
speciesshotoriensis

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 shotoriensis Feist et al. 2003
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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 05:40:41
Source: g = genus, f = family, subo = suborder, c = class
References: Fortey and Owens 1999, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Middle Famennian to the top of the Late/Upper Famennian or 368.50000 to 358.86000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Famennian - Late/Upper Famennian368.5 - 358.86Iran Trimerocephalus shotoriensis (type locality: 223437)