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Protopliomerops radiatus

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8551298https://www.gbif.org/species/8551298
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)189977https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=189977
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Pliomeridae : Protopliomerops : Protopliomerops radiatus
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Pliomeridae : Protopliomerops : Protopliomerops radiatus
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
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderCheirurinaHarrington and Leanza 1957
familyPliomeridaeRaymond 1913
genusProtopliomeropsKobayashi 1934
speciesProtopliomerops radiatusKobayashi 1955
Generic NameProtopliomerops
Scientific NameProtopliomerops radiatus Kobayashi, 1955
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Protopliomerops radiatusspeciesbelongs to Protopliomeropsstated with evidenceKobayashi, 1955
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance485 - 478 Ma
Paleozoic
Last Recorded Appearance479 - 472 Ma
Early/Lower Ordovician
Environmentmarine (based on Trilobita)
Motilityfast-moving (based on Trilobita)
Visionwell-developed (based on Pliomeridae)
Dietcarnivore (based on Trilobita)
Ontogenymolting,addition of parts (based on Trilobita)
Taphonomylow Mg calcite, chitin (based on Trilobita)
Primary Reference (PBDB)W. T. Dean. 1988. Lower Ordovician trilobites from the uppermost McKay Group at its type section, southeastern British Columbia. Geological Survey of Canada Bulletin 379:1-15

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1955Protopliomerops radiatus Kobayashi

References

Dean W. T. (1988) Lower Ordovician trilobites from the uppermost McKay Group at its type section, southeastern British Columbia, Geological Survey of Canada Bulletin 379, 1-15
W. T. Dean (1988) Lower Ordovician trilobites from the uppermost McKay Group at its type section, southeastern British Columbia: Geological Survey of Canada Bulletin: 1--15 - via Catalogue of Life
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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