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Viaphacops

Artiopoda - Phacopida - Phacopidae

Taxonomy
Paciphacops (Viaphacops) was named by Maximova (1972) [Sepkoski's age data: D Sieg D Eife-l Sepkoski's reference number: 1106].

It was reranked as Viaphacops by Carvalho and Moody (2000), Sepkoski (2002).

It was assigned to Paciphacops by Maximova (1972); to Phacopinae by Carvalho and Moody (2000); and to Phacopida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Paciphacops (Viaphacops) Maximova
2000Viaphacops Carvalho and Moody p. 4\
2002Viaphacops Sepkoski

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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
superfamilyPhacopoideaHupe 1953
familyPhacopidaeHawle and Corda 1847
subfamilyPhacopinaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusViaphacops(Maximova 1972)

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. †Viaphacops Maximova 1972
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Viaphacops canadensis Stumm 1954
Viaphacops cristatus Hall 1861
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Phacops cristata vitrea Lespérance 1991
Viaphacops hanusi Chlupáč 1977
Viaphacops nasutus Stumm 1954
Viaphacops pipa Hall and Clarke 1888
Viaphacops salteri Kozlowski 1923
Viaphacops venezuelensis Carvalho and Moody 2000
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: carnivoresubo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 18:21:11
Modified: 2009-12-16 01:24:24
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Fortey and Owens 1999, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Pragian to the top of the Frasnian or 413.02000 to 372.15000 Ma

Collections (31 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Czechia Phacops hanusi (12104)
Pragian - Middle Devonian413.02 - 382.31Czechia Phacops hanusi (10344 10379)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Bolivia (La Paz) Phacops salteri (37054 37055)
Emsian - Eifelian410.62 - 387.95Colombia Phacops salteri (36017 36018)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47Colombia V. cristata, V. sp. (229210)
Early/Lower Eifelian393.47 - 390.5Bolivia V. sp. (238853)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95USA (West Virginia) Phacops cristata (9526)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95USA (New York) Phacops cristata (9538 9539 9540 9542 9552 9553 9554 9613 9614 9615 9617 77078 77080)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95USA (Pennsylvania) Phacops cristata, Phacops pipa (232686)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Bolivia (La Paz) Phacops salteri (37056)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95USA (Ohio) Phacops cristata (129948 130083)
Southwoodian393.47 - 387.95USA (Indiana) Phacops pipa (188933)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Canada (Ontario) Phacops cristata, Phacops pipa, Phacops canadensis (9476)
Middle Givetian385.9 - 383.4Venezuela (Zulia) V. venezuelensis (70675)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Colombia (Boyaca) Phacops salteri (36012)