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Syspacephalus mccollumorum

Artiopoda - Ptychopariida - Ptychopariidae

Taxonomy
Syspacephalus mccollumorum was named by Sundberg (2018). Its type specimen is USNM 643819 and is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2018Syspacephalus mccollumorum Sundberg p. 37 figs. Figure 27.1–27.19

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
familyPtychopariidaeMatthew 1887
genusSyspacephalusPoulson 1927
speciesmccollumorum

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.

Syspacephalus mccollumorum Sundberg 2018
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
F. A. Sundberg 2018Cranidium with glabella slightly rounded in outline, wider (36 ± 2% glabellar width vs. cranidial width), slightly tapered (84 ± 5%); shallow glabellar furrows. Fixigena narrower (49 ± 6% anterior vs. posterior cranidial width), posterior portion moderately narrow (63 ± 3% posterior limb length to glabellar length), eye ridge nearly straight. Anterior border moderately tapered, curved and wide (56 ± 4% anterior vs. posterior cranidial width). Librigenal with rounded genal corner. Exoskeleton with fine granular surface.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Spines: noneg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-09 21:28:10
Modified: 2009-06-09 23:28:10
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Templetonian or 508.00000 to 504.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Templetonian508.0 - 504.5USA (Nevada) Syspacephalus mccollumorum (225158)