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Schizoproetus plettenbergensis

Artiopoda - Proetida - Proetidae

Taxonomy
Schizoproetus plettenbergensis was named by Basse (1997). Its type specimen is 967-25-51, a pygidium, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Plettenberg I. Pingen am SE-Hang des Dörnbergs, which is in an Eifelian carbonate limestone in the Hobracke Formation of Germany.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Schizoproetus plettenbergensis Basse pp. 75 - 76 figs. pl. 3 f. 21-23

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
superfamilyProetoideaHawle and Corda 1847
familyProetidaeSalter 1864
subfamilyDechenellinaePribyl 1946
genusSchizoproetusRichter 1912
speciesplettenbergensis

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.

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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: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: deposit feedero
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 18:30:23
Modified: 2009-12-19 04:35:55
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Fortey and Owens 1999, Hendy 2009

Age range: Eifelian or 393.47000 to 387.95000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Germany (Sauerland) Schizoproetus plettenbergensis (type locality: 229643)