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Prospectatrix

Artiopoda - Asaphida - Cyclopygidae

Taxonomy
Prospectatrix was named by Fortey (1981) [Sepkoski's age data: O Trem-u O Aren-u Sepkoski's reference number: 378,726]. Its type is Cyclopyge genatenta.

It was assigned to Ptychopariida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Cyclopygidae by Fortey (1981), Jell and Adrain (2002).

Species
P. genatenta
Species lacking formal opinion data
P. brevior
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by P. Wagner on 2018-10-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Prospectatrix Fortey p. 611
2002Prospectatrix Jell and Adrain p. 431
2002Prospectatrix Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyCyclopygoideaRaymond 1925
familyCyclopygidae
genusProspectatrix

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. †Prospectatrix Fortey 1981
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†Prospectatrix genatenta Stubblefield and Bulman 1927
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. A. Fortey 1981The diagnosis given in the Treatise (Richter & Richter in Moore, 1959) is extended to include cyclopygids with seven thoracic segments, and relatively large fixigenal areas, with concomitantly smaller eyes.
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: actively mobilef
Life habit: nektonicf
Diet: microcarnivoref
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 14:46:35
Modified: 2012-08-27 07:32:19
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Migneintian to the top of the Arenig or 481.10000 to 468.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Argentina P. sp. (66205)
Migneintian481.1 - 477.1United Kingdom (England) Cyclopyge genatenta (3710) P. brevior (3709)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0United Kingdom (England) P. sp. (3704)