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Protopresbynileus divergens

Artiopoda - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Taxonomy
Protopresbynileus divergens was named by Fortey et al. (2024). Its type specimen is LACMIP 42370.24, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is LACMIP loc. 42370, Badger Flat, Inyo Mountains, which is in a Blackhillsian deep-water shale/limestone in the Al Rose Formation of California.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2024Protopresbynileus divergens Fortey et al. figs. Figure 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyAsaphoideaSalter 1864
familyAsaphidaeBurmeister 1843
genusProtopresbynileusHintze 1954
speciesdivergens

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.

Protopresbynileus divergens Fortey et al. 2024
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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
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 14:38:06
Modified: 2009-12-14 00:45:08
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Blackhillsian or 475.30000 to 471.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blackhillsian475.3 - 471.3USA (California) Protopresbynileus divergens (type locality: 40732)