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Placoparia

Trilobita - Phacopida - Pliomeridae

Taxonomy
Placoparia was named by Hawle and Corda (1847) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren-l O Ashg-m Sepkoski's reference number: 2,795].

It was assigned to Pliomeridae by Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Phacopida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Placoparia Hawle and Corda
2002Placoparia Jell and Adrain p. 426
2002Placoparia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderCheirurinaHarrington and Leanza 1957
familyPliomeridaeRaymond 1913
genusPlacopariaHawle and Corda 1847

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. †Placoparia Hawle and Corda 1847
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Subg. †Placoparia (Coplacoparia) Hammann 1971
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Subg. †Placoparia (Placoparia) Hammann 1971
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Placoparia borni Hammann 1977
Placoparia cambriensis Hicks 1875
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Spines: noneg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: blindg
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Harrington et al. (1959).g
Created: 2009-06-09 12:47:15
Modified: 2009-12-16 01:34:56
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Harrington et al. 1959, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Floian to the top of the Harnagian or 477.70000 to 457.20000 Ma

Collections (65 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arenig478.6 - 466.0United Kingdom (England) P. sp. (3684 3685 3704 3706)
Floian477.7 - 470.0Morocco P. sp. (56592)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1United Kingdom (England) P. sp. (3707)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1United Kingdom P. cambriensis (69811 69814 69819 69820)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1United Kingdom (Wales) P. cambriensis (69843)
Oretanian468.0 - 459.0Spain (Sierra Morena) P. sp. (21015)
Oretanian468.0 - 459.0Spain (Toledo) P. cambriensis (20959 166758) P. sp. (20898)
Oretanian468.0 - 459.0Spain (Caceres) P. sp. (21048)
Oretanian468.0 - 459.0Morocco P. sp. (20978 20985 56176)
Oretanian468.0 - 459.0Spain (Salamanca) P. cambriensis (198819)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4Czech Republic (Prague) P. cambriensis (76458)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4Spain P. cambriensis (230078 230081 230082 230083 230084)
Oretanian - Dobrotivian468.0 - 457.9Spain (Oviedo) P. sp. (21096)
Sarka466.0 - 466.0Czech Republic P. sp. (3857)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.4Spain P. borni (230069 230070 230071 230072 230073 230074 230075 230080) P. tourneminei (230086)
Letna - Harnagian460.9 - 457.2Czech Republic P. grandis (3861)
Dobrotivian459.0 - 457.9Morocco (Taroudannt) P. sp. (20987)
Dobrotivian459.0 - 457.9France (Loire-Atlantique) P. sp. (20889)
Dobrotivian459.0 - 457.9Spain (Badajoz) P. sp. (21050)
Dobrotivian459.0 - 457.9Spain (East Sierra Morena) P. sp. (20834)
Dobrotivian459.0 - 457.9France (Finistere) P. tourneminei (20865)
Dobrotivian459.0 - 457.9Spain (Sevilla) P. sp. (20927)
Dobrotivian459.0 - 457.9France P. sp. (21004)
Dobrotivian459.0 - 457.9Spain (Cuidad Real) P. sp. (21051) P. tournemini (20891) P. tournemini, P. borni (166760)
Dobrotivian459.0 - 457.9Spain (Toledo and Cuidad Real) P. sp. (20893)
Dobrotivian459.0 - 457.9Czech Republic P. sp. (3859)
Dobrotivian459.0 - 457.9Czech Republic (Central Bohemia) P. zippei (192908)
Dobrotivian459.0 - 457.9Spain (Sierra Morena and Cuidad Real) P. sp. (21017)
Dobrotivian459.0 - 457.9Spain P. borni (93271)
Dobrotivian459.0 - 457.9Spain (Guadalajara) P. borni (194901 194902) P. tourneminei (194899)
Dobrotivian459.0 - 457.9Spain (Ciudad Real) P. tournemini (44050)
Dobrotivian459.0 - 457.9Portugal P. sp. (20932 20957 20958 21010)
Dobrotivian - Berounian459.0 - 449.8France P. sp. (20846)
Dobrotivian - Caradoc459.0 - 449.5Spain (Ciudad Real) P. sp. (20892)
Sandbian458.4 - 453.0Czech Republic P. sp. (3856)
Berounian457.9 - 449.8France (Mayenne) P. sp. (20922)