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Pseudocryphaeus munieri

Trilobita - Phacopida - Acastidae

Taxonomy
Cryphaeus munieri was named by Oehlert (1877).

It was recombined as Metacanthina munieri by Gandl (1972); it was recombined as Treveropyge munieri by Smeenk (1983); it was recombined as Pseudocryphaeus munieri by Lieberman and Kloc (1997).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Cryphaeus munieri Oehlert p. 582 figs. pl. 9, fig. 3, not fig. 3a
1972Metacanthina munieri Gandl
1983Treveropyge munieri Smeenk p. 399
1997Pseudocryphaeus munieri Lieberman and Kloc pp. 20 - 21

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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
speciesmunieri()

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 munieri Oehlert 1877
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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: base of the Late/Upper Lochkovian to the top of the Siegen or 414.00000 to 409.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Lochkovian - Siegen414.0 - 409.1Spain Metacanthina munieri (40504)