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Pricyclopyge gallica

Trilobita - Asaphida - Cyclopygidae

Taxonomy
Cyclopyge gallica was named by Tjernvik (1956).

It was recombined as Pricyclopyge gallica by Hoel (1999).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Cyclopyge gallica Tjernvik pp. 260 - 261 figs. PI. X, figs. 12-16. Text-fig. 42 B
1999Pricyclopyge gallica Hoel p. 272

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyCyclopygoideaRaymond 1925
familyCyclopygidae
subfamilyPricyclopyginaeFortey and Owens 1987
genusPricyclopygeRichter and Richter 1954
speciesgallica(Tjernvik 1956)

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.

Pricyclopyge gallica Tjernvik 1956
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
T. E. Tjernvik 1956Distance between eyes in front of glabella about half the width of the glabella at rear end. Pygidium subtriangular in outline, with a wide, flatĀ­ tened border.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Spines: minorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: nektonicf
Diet: microcarnivoref
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-08 12:11:22
Modified: 2009-06-08 14:11:22
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Billingen or 474.80000 to 471.10000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Billingen474.8 - 471.1Sweden Cyclopyge gallica (192718) Pricyclopyge gallica (198183)