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Protaitzehoia ✝
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Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Lichida : Damesellidae : Protaitzehoia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Protaitzehoia Yang, 1978 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Diceng Gushengwu Luwenzhi (Prof. Pap. Stratigr. Palaeont.) No. 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 505 - 501 Ma Cambrian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 501 - 497 Ma Cambrian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | fast-moving (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | well-developed (based on Damesellidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | carnivore (based on Lichida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ontogeny | molting,addition of parts (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | low Mg calcite, chitin (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Protaitzehoia granifera ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 501 Ma Cambrian | 501 Ma Cambrian | |
Protaitzehoia latelimbata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 501 Ma Cambrian | 501 Ma Cambrian | |
Protaitzehoia nitida ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 501 Ma Cambrian | 501 Ma Cambrian | |
Protaitzehoia quadrata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 505 Ma Cambrian | 501 Ma Cambrian | |
Protaitzehoia spinifera ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 501 Ma Cambrian | 501 Ma Cambrian | |
Protaitzehoia subquadrata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 501 Ma Cambrian | 501 Ma Cambrian | |
Protaitzehoia yuepingensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 501 Ma Cambrian | 501 Ma Cambrian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1978 | Protaitzehoia Yang |
2002 | Protaitzehoia Jell and Adrain |
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!