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Punka adamsi

Artiopoda - Proetida - Bathyuridae

Taxonomy
Punka adamsi was named by McCobb et al. (2014). Its type specimen is NMW 97.56G.92, a pygidium, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Fossil horizon BB of Cowie & Adams 1957, which is in a Tulean carbonate grainstone in the Septembersø Formation of Greenland.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2014Punka adamsi McCobb et al. pp. 591 - 595 figs. 8B–R, 9A–G, J

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
familyBathyuridaeWalcott 1886
subfamilyBathyurellinaeHupe 1953
genusPunka
speciesadamsi

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.

Punka adamsi McCobb et al. 2014
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: deposit feedero
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-19 02:31:34
Modified: 2009-12-19 04:31:34
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997, Fortey and Owens 1999

Age range: Tulean or 481.70000 to 475.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tulean481.7 - 475.3Greenland Punka adamsi (223795 type locality: 223796)