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| Rank | species |
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Polyplacophora : Polysacos : Polysacos vickersianum |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Polyplacophora : Multiplacophora : Polysacos : Polysacos vickersianum |
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| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification
(PBDB,GBIF) | |
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| Generic Name | Polysacos |
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| Scientific Name | Polysacos vickersianum Vendrasco et al., 2004 |
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Polysacos vickersianum | species | belongs to Polysacos | stated with evidence | Vendrasco et al., 2004 |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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| First Recorded Appearance | 359 - 345 Ma
Paleozoic |
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| Last Recorded Appearance | 359 - 345 Ma
Paleozoic |
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| Environment | marine,brackish (based on Polyplacophora) |
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| Motility | facultatively mobile (based on Multiplacophora) |
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| Vision | limited (based on Polyplacophora) |
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| Diet | grazer (based on Multiplacophora) |
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| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Polyplacophora) |
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| Primary Reference (PBDB) | M. J. Vendrasco, T. E. Wood, and B. N. Runnegar. 2004. Articulated Paleozoic fossil with 17 plates greatly expands disparity of early chitons. Nature 429:288-290 |
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Polysacos vickersianum ✝
