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Platykardiapyge maderensis

Artiopoda - Phacopida - Acastidae

Taxonomy
Metacanthina maderensis was named by Morzadec (2001). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Jbel Issoumour, which is in a Pragian marine mudstone in the Ihandar Formation of Morocco. It is the type species of Platykardiapyge.

It was recombined as Platykardiapyge maderensis by Van Viersen and Kloc (2022).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Metacanthina maderensis Morzadec pp. 137 - 138
2022Platykardiapyge maderensis Van Viersen and Kloc pp. 137 - 138

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderPhacopinaStruve 1959
superfamilyAcastoidea
familyAcastidaeDelo 1935
subfamilyAsteropyginaeDelo 1935
genusPlatykardiapyge
speciesmaderensis()

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.

Platykardiapyge maderensis Morzadec 2001
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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, Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Pragian or 413.02000 to 410.62000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Morocco (South) Metacanthina maderensis (235100)