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Palaeopycnogonides gracilis

Pycnogonida - Pantopoda - Palaeopycnogonididae

Taxonomy
Palaeopycnogonides gracilis was named by Charbonnier et al. (2007). Its type specimen is MNHN.F.A52381, a carapace, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is La Voulte-sur-Rhône, Ardèche (MNHN collection), which is in a Callovian offshore marl in France. It is the type species of Palaeopycnogonides.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Palaeopycnogonides gracilis Charbonnier et al. p. 2556 fig. 1a,b
2020Palaeopycnogonides gracilis Dunlop et al. p. 5
2023Palaeopycnogonides gracilis Sabroux et al. p. 8 figs. 3A,B, 4-8, S2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
classPycnogonidaLatreille 1810
orderPantopodaGerstaecker 1863
familyPalaeopycnogonididae
genusPalaeopycnogonides
speciesgracilis

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.

†Palaeopycnogonides gracilis Charbonnier et al. 2007
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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 Callovian or 164.70000 to 161.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Callovian164.7 - 161.2France Palaeopycnogonides gracilis (type locality: 58221)