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Balticoglaucus

Artiopoda - Ptychopariida - Solenopleuridae

Taxonomy
Balticoglaucus was named by Geyer (2024). Its type is Liostracus linnarssoni.

It was assigned to Solenopleuridae by Westrop and Landing (2025).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2024Balticoglaucus Geyer
2025Balticoglaucus Westrop and Landing pp. 994 - 995

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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
familySolenopleuridaeAngelin 1854
genusBalticoglaucusGeyer 2024

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.

G. †Balticoglaucus Geyer 2024
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†Balticoglaucus avalonensis Westrop and Landing 2025
†Balticoglaucus linnarssoni Brøgger 1878
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: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-19 04:35:04
Modified: 2009-12-19 06:35:04
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Drumian or 504.50000 to 500.50000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Drumian504.5 - 500.5Sweden (Jämtland) Parasolenopleura linnarssoni (240060 240065 240066)
Drumian504.5 - 500.5Canada (New Brunswick) B. avalonensis (240657)
Drumian504.5 - 500.5Poland Solenopleurina linnarssoni (72271 72272)