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Panacus palmeri

Artiopoda - Ptychopariida - Ptychopariidae

Taxonomy
Panacus palmeri was named by Eddy and McCollum (1998). Its type specimen is USNM 493115 and is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Panacus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Panacus palmeri Eddy and McCollum p. 883 figs. Figure 10.4-10.6

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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
genusPanacus
speciespalmeri

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.

Panacus palmeri Eddy and McCollum 1998
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 20:00:46
Modified: 2009-12-19 06:30:51
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Solvan to the top of the Delamaran or 508.20000 to 505.30000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3USA (Nevada) Panacus palmeri (9412)
Solvan508.2 - 504.5USA (Nevada) Panacus palmeri (9413 9414 9417 9440 9453 9454 9467 9474)