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Pseudosphaerexochus (Pateraspis) mediterraneus

Artiopoda - Phacopida - Cheiruridae

Taxonomy
Pseudosphaerexochus (Pateraspis) mediterraneus was named by Hammann (1972). Its type specimen is SMF 24794, a cephalothorax, and it is a cast.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Pseudosphaerexochus (Pateraspis) mediterraneus Hammann

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderCheirurinaHarrington and Leanza 1957
familyCheiruridaeHawle and Corda 1847
subfamilySphaerexochinaeOpik 1937
genusPseudosphaerexochus(Schmidt 1881)
subgenusPateraspisPrantl and Pribyl 1947
speciesmediterraneus

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: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Spines: majorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedg
Created: 2009-06-10 07:43:18
Modified: 2010-01-10 04:06:41
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Llanvirn or 468.00000 to 458.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2Spain Pseudosphaerexochus mediterraneus (230083)