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Paciphacops waisfeldae

Trilobita - Phacopida - Phacopidae

Taxonomy
Paciphacops waisfeldae was named by Edgecombe and Ramsköld (1994). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Trilobite faunule in Catavi unit C2 near Cochabamba, which is in a Lochkovian marine sandstone in the Catavi Formation of Bolivia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Paciphacops waisfeldae Edgecombe and Ramsköld

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderPhacopinaStruve 1959
superfamilyPhacopoideaHupe 1953
familyPhacopidaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusPaciphacopsMaksimova 1971
specieswaisfeldaeEdgecombe and Ramsköld 1994

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.

Paciphacops waisfeldae Edgecombe and Ramsköld 1994
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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-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivoresubo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 18:21:11
Modified: 2009-12-16 01:24:24
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, c = class
References: Fortey and Owens 1999, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Lochkovian or 419.62000 to 413.02000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Bolivia Paciphacops waisfeldae (type locality: 25579)