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Reedops platilegnotor

Trilobita - Phacopida - Phacopidae

Taxonomy
Phacops (Reedops) platilegnotor was named by Alberti (1970). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Limestone Horizons of Megrane Shale, Jebel Megrane, Hercynian Massif, Morocco, which is in a Pragian marine shale/limestone in the Megrane Shale Formation of Morocco.

It was recombined as Reedops platilegnotor by Lemke (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Phacops (Reedops) platilegnotor Alberti
2020Reedops platilegnotor Lemke

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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
subfamilyPhacopinaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusReedopsRichter and Richter 1925
speciesplatilegnotor()

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.

Reedops platilegnotor Alberti 1970
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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: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Fortey and Owens 1999

Age range: Pragian or 413.02000 to 410.62000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Morocco Phacops platilegnotor (type locality: 27060)