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Protopliomerella contracta

Artiopoda - Phacopida - Pliomeridae

Taxonomy
Protopliomerops contracta was named by Ross (1951) [Paratypes: YPM 18246-52, 18255-6.]. Its type specimen is YPM 18253, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Protopliomerella contracta by Harrington (1957).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Protopliomerops contracta Ross p. 136 figs. Pl. 33, figs. 17, 22
1957Protopliomerella contracta Harrington p. 812

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderCheirurinaHarrington and Leanza 1957
familyPliomeridaeRaymond 1913
genusProtopliomerella
speciescontracta()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 18:29:43
Modified: 2009-12-16 01:33:48
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Tulean or 481.70000 to 475.30000 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tulean481.7 - 475.3USA (Idaho) Protopliomerella contracta (228300) Protopliomerops contracta (103799 103801 103816 103817 103819)
Tulean481.7 - 475.3USA (Utah) Protopliomerella contracta (228309) Protopliomerops contracta (103912 104081 104082 104083 104089 104092 104100 104103 104104 104105 104123 104132 104134 104136)