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Pachyaspis ✝
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Ptychopariidae : Pachyaspis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Pachyaspis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Pachyaspis Resser, 1938 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Smithson. Misc. Coll., 98 (24) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 516 - 513 Ma Cambrian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 501 - 485 Ma Cambrian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | fast-moving (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | carnivore (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ontogeny | molting,addition of parts (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | low Mg calcite, chitin (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Pachyaspis attenuata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Pachyaspis benxiensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 513 Ma Cambrian | 513 Ma Cambrian | |
Pachyaspis deborra species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Pachyaspis denzhouensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Pachyaspis fonticola species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Pachyaspis gallagari ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 513 Ma Cambrian | 513 Ma Cambrian | |
Pachyaspis isabella species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Pachyaspis lilia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Pachyaspis longa ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 513 Ma Cambrian | 513 Ma Cambrian | |
Pachyaspis longispina species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Pachyaspis moorei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Pachyaspis typicalis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1938 | Pachyaspis Resser |
1979 | Pachyaspis Palmer and Halley p. 112 |
1998 | Pachyaspis Eddy and McCollum p. 881 |
2002 | Pachyaspis Jell and Adrain p. 416 |
2002 | Pachyaspis Sepkoski, Jr. |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!