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Metaptychopyge truncata

Artiopoda - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Taxonomy
Ptychopyge truncata was named by Nieszkowski (1895).

It was recombined as Metaptychopyge truncata by Balashova (1976).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Ptychopyge truncata Nieszkowski
1976Metaptychopyge truncata Balashova p. 30

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyAsaphoideaSalter 1864
familyAsaphidaeBurmeister 1843
genusMetaptychopygeBalashova 1964
speciestruncata(Nieszkowski 1895)

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.

Metaptychopyge truncata Nieszkowski 1895
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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-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 14:38:06
Modified: 2009-12-14 00:45:08
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Volkhov or 471.30000 to 469.10000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langevoja472.1 - 469.1Sweden Metaptychopyge truncata (198072 198075 198097 198099)
Volkhov471.3 - 469.1Sweden Metaptychopyge truncata (198111)
Volkhov471.3 - 469.1Estonia (Ida-Viru) Ptychopyge truncata (195560)