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Prosopiscus rugosus

Trilobita - Phacopida - Prosopiscidae

Taxonomy
Prosopiscus rugosus was named by Lu (1974). Its type specimen is NI 16928, a cephalon/head, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Prosopiscus rugosus Lu

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderPhacopinaStruve 1959
familyProsopiscidae
genusProsopiscusSalter 1865
speciesrugosusLu 1974

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivoresubo
Vision: blindf
Created: 2010-02-24 02:23:36
Modified: 2010-02-24 04:23:36
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, c = class
References: Fortey and Owens 1999, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Llandeilo or 461.10000 to 458.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.4China (Guizhou) Prosopiscus rugosus (188422 188425)