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Proceratopyge rectispinata

Trilobita - Asaphida - Ceratopygidae

Taxonomy
Lopnorites rectispinatus was named by Troedsson (1937).

It was recombined as Proceratopyge (Lopnorites) rectispinatus by Peng et al. (2009); it was recombined as Proceratopyge rectispinata by Chatterton and Gibb (2016), Chatterton (2020).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. captiosus, P. gordonensis

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Lopnorites rectispinatus Troedsson p. 35 figs. pl. 2, figs. 1, 2.
1937Lopnorites fragilis Troedsson p. 36 figs. Pl. 2, Figs. 3–6
1961Proceratopyge cylindrica Chien
2009Proceratopyge (Lopnorites) rectispinatus Peng et al.
2016Proceratopyge rectispinata Chatterton and Gibb p. 35 figs. pl. 9, figs. 1–10, pl. 10. figs. 1–7
2020Proceratopyge rectispinata Chatterton p. 661 figs. 3.5, 4.7, 5.1, 5.3–5.5, 5.9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyAsaphoideaSalter 1864
familyCeratopygidaeRaymond 1913
genusProceratopygeWallerius 1895
speciesrectispinata(Troedsson 1937)

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.

†Proceratopyge rectispinata Troedsson 1937
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Invalid names: Lopnorites fragilis Troedsson 1937 [synonym], Proceratopyge cylindrica Chien 1961 [synonym]
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-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-13 22:50:48
Modified: 2009-12-14 00:50:48
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Steptoean to the top of the Aksaian or 497.00000 to 491.50000 Ma

Collections (45 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Taoyuanian498.5 - 485.4China (Hunan) Proceratopyge cylindrica (126658 126666)
Taoyuanian498.5 - 485.4China (Zhejiang) Proceratopyge rectispinatus (128309)
Taoyuanian498.5 - 485.4South Korea Proceratopyge rectispinata (133474 133475 133476 133477 133479 133481 133482 133483 133484 133485 133486 133487 133488 133491 133492 133493 133494 133495 133496 133513 133516 133518 133520 133521 133525 133526 133528 133531 133532)
Steptoean497.0 - 493.5Canada (British Columbia) Proceratopyge rectispinata (219685)
Sakian497.0 - 492.8Kazakhstan Proceratopyge cylindrica (118310 118313 118332 118333)
Aksaian492.8 - 491.5Kazakhstan Proceratopyge rectispinatus (118382 118385 118390 118391 118393 118395 118399 118401)