Source Data | |
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Rank | genus |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Agnostida : Anomocaridae : Formosocephalus |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Anomocaridae : Formosocephalus |
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Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | doubtful |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Scientific Name | Formosocephalus Pegel, 1982 |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Formosocephalus | genus | belongs to Anomocaridae | stated without evidence | Jell and Adrain, 2002 |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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First Recorded Appearance | 513 - 505 Ma Cambrian |
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Last Recorded Appearance | 513 - 505 Ma Cambrian |
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Environment | marine (based on Trilobita) |
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Motility | fast-moving (based on Asaphida) |
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Vision | well-developed (based on Anomocaridae) |
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Diet | deposit feeder (based on Asaphida) |
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Ontogeny | molting,addition of parts (based on Trilobita) |
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Taphonomy | low Mg calcite, chitin (based on Trilobita) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain. 2002. Available generic names for trilobites. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 48(2):331-553 |
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