| Source Data | |
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| Rank | species |
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Cheiruridae : Pseudosphaerexochus : Pseudosphaerexochus zapata |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Cheiruridae : Pseudosphaerexochus : Pseudosphaerexochus zapata |
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| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification
(PBDB,GBIF) | |
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| Generic Name | Pseudosphaerexochus |
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| Scientific Name | Pseudosphaerexochus zapata (Adrain & Fortey, 1997) |
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Pseudosphaerexochus zapata | species | belongs to Mayopyge | stated with evidence | Adrain and Fortey, 1997 | | Pseudosphaerexochus zapata | species | belongs to Parasphaerexochus | stated without evidence | Jell and Adrain, 2002 | | Pseudosphaerexochus zapata | species | belongs to Pseudosphaerexochus | stated with evidence | Gapp et al., 2012 |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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| First Recorded Appearance | 467 - 458 Ma
Middle Ordovician |
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| Last Recorded Appearance | 467 - 458 Ma
Middle Ordovician |
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| Environment | marine (based on Trilobita) |
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| Motility | fast-moving (based on Trilobita) |
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| Vision | well-developed (based on Pseudosphaerexochus) |
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| Diet | carnivore (based on Cheiruridae) |
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| Ontogeny | molting,addition of parts (based on Trilobita) |
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| Taphonomy | major spines (based on Pseudosphaerexochus) |
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| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. M. Adrain and R. A. Fortey. 1997. Ordovician trilobites from the Tourmakeady Limestone, western Ireland. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) 53(2):79-115 |
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| Adrain J. M., Fortey R. A. (1997) Ordovician trilobites from the Tourmakeady Limestone, western Ireland, Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) 53 2, 79-115 |
| Jell P. A., Adrain J. M. (2002) Available generic names for trilobites, Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 48 2, 331-553 |
| Gapp I. W., Congreve C. R., et al (2012) Unraveling the phylogenetic relationships of the Eccoptochilinae, an enigmatic array of Ordovician cheirurid trilobites, PLoS ONE 7 11, e49115 doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0049115 |
| I. W. Gapp, C. R. Congreve, B. S. Lieberman (2012) Unraveling the phylogenetic relationships of the Eccoptochilinae, an enigmatic array of Ordovician cheirurid trilobites: PLoS ONE 11: e49115 (10.1371/journal.pone.0049115) - via Catalogue of Life |
| J. M. Adrain, R. A. Fortey (1997) Ordovician trilobites from the Tourmakeady Limestone, western Ireland: Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) 2: 79--115 - via Catalogue of Life |
Pseudosphaerexochus zapata ✝
