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Pseudocryphaeus quarterspinosus

Trilobita - Phacopida - Acastidae

Taxonomy
Pseudocryphaeus quarterspinosus was named by Morzadec (2001).

It was recombined as Minicryphaeus quaterspinosus by Bignon and Crônier (2014).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Pseudocryphaeus quarterspinosus Morzadec
2014Minicryphaeus quaterspinosus Bignon and Crônier p. 646

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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
speciesquarterspinosus

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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Fortey and Owens 1999, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Pragian or 410.80000 to 407.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Morocco (Anti-Atlas) Pseudocryphaeus quarterspinosus (136452)