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Plethopeltis ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Plethopeltidae : Plethopeltis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Plethopeltis Raymond, 1913 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Ottawa Geol. Surv. Victoria Memorial Mus., 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 501 - 485 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 485 - 478 Ma Paleozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Trilobita) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | fast-moving (based on Trilobita) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | well-developed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Trilobita) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ontogeny | molting,addition of parts (based on Trilobita) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ecospace Comments | BODY SIZE: Data from Harrington et al. (1959). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite, chitin (based on Trilobita) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Plethometopus dubius ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 501 Ma Cambrian | 501 Ma Cambrian | |
| Plethopeltis angusta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Plethopeltis arbucklensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Plethopeltis arenicola species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Plethopeltis buehleri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Plethopeltis constantiae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Plethopeltis convergens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Plethopeltis dubius species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Plethopeltis exigua species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Plethopeltis granulosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Plethopeltis incisa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Plethopeltis laevis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Plethopeltis lata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Plethopeltis levis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Plethopeltis minuta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Plethopeltis platymarginatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Plethopeltis saratogensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Plethopeltis ulrichi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Plethopeltis walcotti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1913 | Plethopeltis Raymond |
| 1931 | Plethometopus Ulrich |
| 1936 | Plethopeltis Resser p. 26 |
| 2002 | Plethopeltis Jell and Adrain p. 427 |
| 2002 | Plethometopus Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2002 | Plethopeltis Sepkoski, Jr. |
References
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!
