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Perissopyge triangulata

Trilobita

Taxonomy
Perissopyge triangulata was named by Blaker et al. (1996). Its type specimen is LACMIP 7716 and is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Perissopyge triangulata Blaker et al.
2008Perissopyge triangulata Stein and Peel

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Life
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
genusPerissopyge
speciestriangulataBlaker et al. 1996

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Perissopyge triangulata Blaker et al. 1996
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
M. Stein and J. S. Peel 2008Examination of the type suite illustrated by Blaker et al. (1997, fig. 7) indicates shortening, stretching and oblique
distortion of individual specimens, presumably as a result of
tectonic deformation. Thus, the holotype is antero-posteriorly
shortened relative to the paratype illustrated here (Fig. 2A).
The presence of pleural spines on the lateral border of the
pygidium (Fig. 2A) sheds doubt on the reported presence of
seven thoracic segments in the holotype (LACMIP 7716) of P.
triangulata. The tagma boundary between thorax and pygidium is not readily identified in that specimen (Fig. 2B). At least one
of the supposed thoracic segments may belong to the pygidium.
For other specimens (e.g. LACMIP 7417, 7418), seven thoracic
segments can be confirmed. As the holotype specimen is larger than the remainder, it seems unlikely that it represents a late
meraspis. It should be noted that the cephalothoracic boundary is
poorly preserved, the posterior cephalic border being somewhat
deformed. It is possible that the anteriormost thoracic tergite
partly underlies the posterior margin of the cephalon and hence
is not recognized.