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Priapulites

Priapulidae

Taxonomy
Priapulites was named by Schram (1973) [Sepkoski's age data: C Mosc-u Sepkoski's reference number: 375]. Its type is Priapulites konecniorum.

It was assigned to Priapulida by Schram (1973) and Sepkoski (2002); and to Priapulidae by Conway Morris (1977) and Wills et al. (2012).

Species
P. konecniorum (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Priapulites Schram p. 985
1977Priapulites Conway Morris
2002Priapulites Sepkoski
2012Priapulites Wills et al. p. 2072

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
RankNameAuthor
CycloneuraliaAhlrichs 1995
Scaldiphora
phylumPriapulidaThéel 1906
familyPriapulidaeGosse 1855
genusPriapulites

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.

G. †Priapulites Schram 1973
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Priapulites konecniorum Schram 1973
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: no hard partsp
Locomotion: facultatively mobilep
Life habit: shallow infaunalp
Diet: carnivorep
Vision: blindp
Created: 2009-10-08 23:14:00
Modified: 2010-02-15 06:03:57
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Westphalian D or 309.80000 to 307.50000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.5USA (Illinois) P. konecniorum (122493 122538 151852 168004)