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Tropidocare index

Artiopoda - Proetida - Proetidae

Taxonomy
Tropidocare index was named by Chlupáč (1971). It is the type species of Tropidocare.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Tropidocare index Chlupac
1971Tropidocare index Chlupáč

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
superfamilyProetoideaHawle and Corda 1847
familyProetidaeSalter 1864
subfamilyWarburgellinaeOwens 1973
genusTropidocareChlupac 1971
speciesindexChlupáč 1971

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.

Tropidocare index Chlupáč 1971
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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Fortey and Owens 1999, Hendy 2009

Age range: Lochkovian or 419.62000 to 413.02000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Czechia Tropidocare index (10281 13895 14042 14118)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Czechia (Prague) Tropidocare index (12068 12072)