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Pseudomera nevadensis

Trilobita - Phacopida - Pliomeridae

Taxonomy
Amphion nevadensis was named by Walcott (1884).

It was recombined as Pliomerops nevadensis by Bassler (1915), Raymond (1925); it was synonymized subjectively with Pliomerops barrandei by Phleger (1933); it was recombined as Pseudomera nevadensis by Holliday (1942).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Amphion nevadensis Walcott p. 94 figs. pl. 12, fig. 13
1915Pliomerops nevadensis Bassler
1925Pliomerops nevadensis Raymond p. 157 figs. Plate 10, fig. 15
1942Pseudomera nevadensis Holliday p. 474 figs. Plate 73, figures 11-16; Plate 74, figure 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderCheirurinaHarrington and Leanza 1957
familyPliomeridaeRaymond 1913
genusPseudomera
speciesnevadensis()

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.

Pseudomera nevadensis Walcott 1884
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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: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-10 07:59:54
Modified: 2009-06-10 09:59:54
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Rangerian or 471.30000 to 470.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rangerian471.3 - 470.3USA (Nevada) Pseudomera nevadensis (119435)