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Ptychoparella mettae

Artiopoda - Ptychopariida - Ptychopariidae

Taxonomy
Ptychoparella mettae was named by Robison and Babcock (2011). Its type specimen is UU 10051.43, an exoskeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Ptychoparella mettae Robison and Babcock p. 29 figs. fig. 20.1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
familyPtychopariidaeMatthew 1887
genusPtychoparellaPoulson 1927
speciesmettae

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.

Ptychoparella mettae Robison and Babcock 2011
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Spines: noneg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-09 21:28:10
Modified: 2009-06-09 23:28:10
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available