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Trimerocephalus brevissimus

Trilobita - Phacopida - Phacopidae

Taxonomy
Phacops brevissimus was named by Drevermann (1901). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Langenaubach. Clymenien-Kalk. Dill-Mulde, which is in a Famennian carbonate limestone in the Thalenberg Formation of Germany.

It was recombined as Trimerocephalus brevissimus by Lemke (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Phacops brevissimus Drevermann pp. 19 - 20 figs. Taf. XIII , fig . 3, 3a-b
2020Trimerocephalus brevissimus Lemke p. 70

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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
genusTrimerocephalus
speciesbrevissimus()

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.

Trimerocephalus brevissimus Drevermann 1901
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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: infaunalg
Diet: carnivoresubo
Vision: blindg
Created: 2009-12-15 23:29:10
Modified: 2010-06-25 05:40:41
Source: g = genus, f = family, subo = suborder, c = class
References: Fortey and Owens 1999, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Late/Upper Famennian or 365.20000 to 358.86000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86Germany Phacops brevissimus (type locality: 223449)