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Plaesiacomia hesselinki

Artiopoda - Phacopida - Homalonotidae

Taxonomy
Plaesiacomia hesselinki was named by Hammann (1983). Its type specimen is SMF 28644, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a mold.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Plaesiacomia hesselinki Hammann p. 104 figs. Plate 18, fig. 177

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderCalymeninaSwinnerton 1915
familyHomalonotidaeChapman 1890
subfamilyColpocoryphinaeHupe 1955
genusPlaesiacomiaHawle and Corda 1847
specieshesselinki

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.

Plaesiacomia hesselinki Hammann 1983
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Spines: noneg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-10 09:21:33
Modified: 2009-06-10 16:21:33
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available