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Palaeopantopus maucheri

Pycnogonida - Palaeopantopoda - Palaeopantopodidae

Taxonomy
Palaeopantopus maucheri was named by Broili (1929). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Bundenbach, Hunsrück, which is in an Emsian marine slate in the Hunsruck Slate Formation of Germany. It is the type species of Palaeopantopus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Palaeopantopus maucheri Broili p. 277 figs. Pl 5
2020Palaeopantopus maucheri Dunlop et al. p. 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
classPycnogonidaLatreille 1810
orderPalaeopantopoda
familyPalaeopantopodidaeHedgpeth 1955
genusPalaeopantopus
speciesmaucheri

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.

Palaeopantopus maucheri Broili 1929
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2010-02-15 04:21:13
Modified: 2010-02-15 06:22:33
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Emsian or 409.10000 to 402.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Germany Palaeopantopus maucheri (26904 type locality: 230899)