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Plethopeltides magnus

Artiopoda - Ptychopariida - Plethopeltidae

Taxonomy
Plethopeltides magnus was named by Maksimova (1962). It is not extant. It is the type species of Plethopeltides.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. improvisus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Plethopeltides magnus Maksimova

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
familyPlethopeltidaeRaymond 1925
genusPlethopeltidesMaksimova 1962
speciesmagnusMaksimova 1962

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.

†Plethopeltides magnus Maksimova 1962
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-02-29 09:07:31
Modified: 2016-06-02 12:44:28
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Niuchehean to the top of the Tremadoc or 491.00000 to 477.10000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Niuchehean491.0 - 486.85Russian Federation (Krasnoyar) Plethopeltides magnus (131348 131361 131404 131413)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Russian Federation (Krasnoyar) Plethopeltides magnus (131104 131105 131106 131408)