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Ptychoparella ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Ptychopariidae : Ptychoparella | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Ptychoparella Poulsen, 1927 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Com. Paléont. Mus. Min. Geol. Univ. Copenhague, 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 530 - 513 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 505 - 501 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Trilobita) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | fast-moving (based on Trilobita) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | well-developed (based on Ptychopariidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Trilobita) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ontogeny | molting,addition of parts (based on Trilobita) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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| Ptychoparella buttsi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ptychoparella gaspensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ptychoparella georgiensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ptychoparella lancastra species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ptychoparella michaeli species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ptychoparella minor species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ptychoparella minuta ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 513 Ma Cambrian | 513 Ma Cambrian | |
| Ptychoparella murphyi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ptychoparella prolifica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ptychoparella swantonensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ptychoparella taylori species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ptychoparella usualis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 505 Ma Cambrian | 505 Ma Cambrian | |
| Ptychoparella vermontensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ptychoparella walcotti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1927 | Ptychoparella Poulson |
| 2002 | Ptychoparella Jell and Adrain p. 436 |
| 2002 | Ptychoparella 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!
