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Pseudocryphaeus michelini

Trilobita - Phacopida - Acastidae

Taxonomy
Phacops michelini was named by Rouault (1851). It is the type species of Pseudocryphaeus.

It was recombined as Pseudocryphaeus michelini by Pillet (1954).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Phacops michelini Rouault
1954Pseudocryphaeus michelini Pillet

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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
speciesmichelini(Rouault 1851)

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.

Pseudocryphaeus michelini Rouault 1851
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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: Fortey and Owens 1999, Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Siegen or 412.30000 to 409.10000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Lochkovian - Siegen414.0 - 409.1Spain Pseudocryphaeus michelini (40504)
Siegen412.3 - 409.1Spain Pseudocryphaeus michelini (234799)