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Pseudogerastos handwerki

Trilobita - Proetida - Proetidae

Taxonomy
Proetus handwerki was named by Weller (1907).

It was recombined as Pseudogerastos handwerki by Lütke (1990) and Adrain (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1907Proetus handwerki Weller p. 229 figs. pl. 20 f. 8-9
1990Pseudogerastos handwerki Lütke p. 20
1997Pseudogerastos handwerki Adrain p. 32

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
superfamilyProetoideaHawle and Corda 1847
familyProetidaeSalter 1864
subfamilyProetinaeSalter 1864
genusPseudogerastos
specieshandwerki(Weller 1907)

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.

Pseudogerastos handwerki Weller 1907
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: deposit feedero
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 18:30:23
Modified: 2009-12-19 04:35:55
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Fortey and Owens 1999, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Wenlock to the top of the Ludlow or 433.40000 to 423.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wenlock - Ludlow433.4 - 423.0USA (Wisconsin) Proetus handwerki (24937)
Wenlock - Ludlow433.4 - 423.0USA (Illinois) Proetus handwerki (24935 24936 24938)