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Pliomeroides blatchfordi

Trilobita - Phacopida - Cheiruridae

Taxonomy
Pliomeroides blatchfordi was named by Legg (1976). Its type specimen is UWA 71189, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is section RM 10, 215 m, Emanuel Creek, Canning Basin, which is in an Arenig marine horizon in the Emanuel Formation of Australia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Pliomeroides blatchfordi Legg p. 19 figs. Pl. 6, fig. 34

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderCheirurinaHarrington and Leanza 1957
familyCheiruridaeHawle and Corda 1847
subfamilyPilekiinae(Sdzuy 1955)
genusPliomeroides
speciesblatchfordi

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
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-15 23:31:45
Modified: 2009-12-16 01:31:45
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Bendigonian or 474.90000 to 473.10000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arenig477.1 - 468.0Australia (Western Australia) Pliomeroides blatchfordi (type locality: 236061)
Bendigonian474.9 - 473.1Australia (Western Australia) Pliomeroides blatchfordi (157156 157157 157159)