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Morzadecops matutina

Trilobita - Phacopida - Acastidae

Taxonomy
Metacanthina aequisulcata matutina was named by Gandl (1972).

It was recombined as Pilletina aequisulcata matutina by Smeenk (1983); it was recombined as Morzadecops matutina by Bignon and Crônier (2014); it was recombined as Pilletina matutina by Wagner (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Metacanthina aequisulcata matutina Gandl
1983Pilletina aequisulcata matutina Smeenk p. 397 figs. PI. 3 fig. 5
2014Morzadecops matutina Bignon and Crônier p. 655
2020Pilletina matutina Wagner

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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
superfamilyAcastoidea
familyAcastidaeDelo 1935
subfamilyAsteropyginaeDelo 1935
genusMorzadecops
speciesmatutina()

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.

Morzadecops matutina Gandl 1972
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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Fortey and Owens 1999, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Siegen or 413.02000 to 410.62000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Siegen413.02 - 410.62Spain Pilletina matutina (234799)