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Pricyclopyge oceanitis

Trilobita - Asaphida - Cyclopygidae

Taxonomy
Pricyclopyge oceanitis was named by Mergl (2006). Its type specimen is PCZCU 1574, a pygidium, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Pricyclopyge oceanitis Mergl p. 56 figs. Fig. 35I

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyCyclopygoideaRaymond 1925
familyCyclopygidae
subfamilyPricyclopyginaeFortey and Owens 1987
genusPricyclopygeRichter and Richter 1954
speciesoceanitis

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 oceanitis Mergl 2006
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Tremadoc or 486.40000 to 477.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Czechia Pricyclopyge oceanitis (223845)