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Pseudokingstonia

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4634092https://www.gbif.org/species/4634092
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)20895https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=20895
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Cheilocephalidae : Pseudokingstonia
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Ecdysozoa
-Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumMandibulata
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderCorynexochidaKobayashi 1935
familyCheilocephalidaeShaw 1956
genusPseudokingstoniaPalmer 1965
Scientific NamePseudokingstonia
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Pseudokingstoniagenusbelongs to Cheilocephalidaestated without evidenceJell and Adrain, 2002
Pseudokingstoniagenusbelongs to Ptychopariidasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
First Recorded Appearance501 - 485 Ma
Cambrian
Last Recorded Appearance501 - 485 Ma
Cambrian
Environmentmarine (based on Trilobita)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Corynexochida)
Visionwell-developed (based on Cheilocephalidae)
Dietcarnivore (based on Corynexochida)
Ontogenymolting,addition of parts (based on Trilobita)
Taphonomylow Mg calcite, chitin (based on Trilobita)
Primary Reference (PBDB)A. R. Palmer. 1965. Trilobites of the Late Cambrian Pterocephaliid Biomere in the Great Basin, United States. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 493:1-105

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Pseudokingstonia exotica
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
3501 Ma
Cambrian
501 Ma
Cambrian

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1965Pseudokingstonia Palmer p. 32
2002Pseudokingstonia Jell and Adrain p. 434
2002Pseudokingstonia Sepkoski, Jr.

References

Palmer A. R. (1965) Trilobites of the Late Cambrian Pterocephaliid Biomere in the Great Basin, United States, United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 493, 1-105
Jell P. A., Adrain J. M. (2002) Available generic names for trilobites, Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 48 2, 331-553
Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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