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Pseudoniscus

Taxonomy
Pseudoniscus was named by Nieszkowski (1859) [Sepkoski's age data: S Prid Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Pseudoniscidae.

It was assigned to Pseudoniscidae by Størmer (1955) and Bergström (1975); to Xiphosurida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Planaterga by Lamsdell (2013) and Dunlop et al. (2020).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Pseudoniscus Nieszkowski
1868Neolimulus Woodward
1955Neolimulus Størmer p. 17
1955Pseudoniscus Størmer p. 17
1975Pseudoniscus Bergström p. 302
2002Neolimulus Sepkoski
2002Pseudoniscus Sepkoski
2013Pseudoniscus Lamsdell p. 20
2020Pseudoniscus Dunlop et al. p. 8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
Prosomapoda
Planaterga
genusPseudoniscusNieszkowski 1859

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. †Pseudoniscus Nieszkowski 1859
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Invalid names: Neolimulus Woodward 1868 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2004-02-29 09:38:49
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:38:49
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Ludlow to the top of the Pridoli or 427.40000 to 419.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0USA (New York) Xiphosurida indet. (26080)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2USA (New York) P. clarkei, P. osborni, P. roosevelti (491)