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Pseudocryphaeus praejonesi

Trilobita - Phacopida - Acastidae

Taxonomy
Paracryphaeus praejonesi was named by Gandl (1972).

It was recombined as Pseudocryphaeus praejonesi by Morzadec et al. (1991).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Paracryphaeus praejonesi Gandl
1991Pseudocryphaeus praejonesi Morzadec et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderPhacopinaStruve 1959
superfamilyAcastoidea
familyAcastidaeDelo 1935
genusPseudocryphaeusPillet 1954
speciespraejonesi(Gandl 1972)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivoresubo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-15 22:42:55
Modified: 2009-12-16 00:42:55
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004, Fortey and Owens 1999

Age range: base of the Pragian to the top of the Siegen or 410.80000 to 409.10000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Lochkovian - Siegen414.0 - 409.1Spain Paracryphaeus praejonesi (40504)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6France (Finistere) Pseudocryphaeus praejonesi (6178 6180)