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Pentapantopus vogteli

Pycnogonida

Taxonomy
Pentapantopus vogteli was named by Kühl et al. (2013). Its type specimen is MNHM PWL2010/5-LS, a carapace, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Obereschenbach Quarry, Hunsrück, which is in an Emsian marine slate in the Kaub Formation of Germany. It is the type species of Pentapantopus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Pentapantopus vogteli Kühl et al. p. 557 figs. 1, 2
2020Pentapantopus vogteli Dunlop et al. p. 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
RankNameAuthor
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
classPycnogonidaLatreille 1810
genusPentapantopus
speciesvogteli

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.

†Pentapantopus vogteli Kühl et al. 2013
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2010-02-15 04:21:13
Modified: 2010-02-15 06:22:33
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Emsian or 409.10000 to 402.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Germany Pentapantopus vogteli (type locality: 163371)