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Pteropelta

Polychaeta - Eunicida - Polychaeturidae

Taxonomy
Pteropelta is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Eunicemorpha by Sepkoski (2002); and to Polychaeturidae by Hints et al. (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Pteropelta Sepkoski
2015Pteropelta Hints et al. p. 734

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumAnnelidaLamarck 1809
classPolychaetaGrube 1850
orderEunicidaUshakov 1955
familyPolychaeturidaeKielan-Jaworowska 1966
genusPteropelta

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
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: detritivorec
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-21 12:32:22
Modified: 2010-02-16 04:15:12
Source: c = class
Reference: Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Vormsi to the top of the Pirgu or 449.90000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Katian452.8 - 445.2Canada (Quebec) P. gladiata (222877 222885)
Vormsi449.9 - 449.5Estonia P. gladiata, P. sp. (159346 159347)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Estonia P. gladiata, P. sp. (159348)