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| Rank | genus |
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Ptychopleurites |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Leiostegiidae : Ptychopleurites |
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| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | doubtful |
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Classification
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| Scientific Name | Ptychopleurites Kobayashi, 1936 |
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| Name Published In | J. Geol. Soc. Tokyo, 43 |
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Ptychopleurites | genus | belongs to Pagodiidae | stated without evidence | Jell and Adrain, 2002 | | Ptychopleurites | genus | belongs to Ptychopariida | second hand | Sepkoski, 2002 |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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| First Recorded Appearance | 501 - 485 Ma
Cambrian |
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| Last Recorded Appearance | 485 - 478 Ma
Paleozoic |
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| Environment | marine (based on Trilobita) |
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| Motility | actively mobile (based on Corynexochida) |
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| Vision | well-developed (based on Leiostegiidae) |
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| Diet | carnivore (based on Corynexochida) |
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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) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 |
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| Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560 |
| Jell P. A., Adrain J. M. (2002) Available generic names for trilobites, Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 48 2, 331-553 |
| Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera |
| Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera |
| extinct group - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera |
| J. Geol. Soc. Tokyo, 43 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera |
Ptychopleurites ✝
