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Phorocephala shizipuensis

Artiopoda - Proetida - Telephinidae

Taxonomy
Phorocephala shizipuensis was named by Yin (1978). Its type specimen is GT 398, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. genalata, P. plena, P. quadrata, P. ulugtana

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Phorocephala shizipuensis Yin

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
familyTelephinidaeMarek 1952
genusPhorocephalaLu 1965
speciesshizipuensisYin 1978

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
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: nektonicf
Diet: microcarnivoref
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-09-21 20:13:25
Modified: 2012-08-27 07:33:12
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Llandeilo or 461.10000 to 458.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2China (Guizhou) Phorocephala shizipuensis (188420 188421)