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Protopresbynileus ✝
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| Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Asaphidae : Protopresbynileus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Protopresbynileus Hintze, 1954 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | J. Paleont., 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 488 - 479 Ma Paleozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 472 - 466 Ma Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Trilobita) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | fast-moving (based on Asaphida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | well-developed (based on Asaphidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | deposit feeder (based on Asaphida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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| Presbynileus (Protopresbynileus) glaber ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 488 Ma Cambrian | 472 Ma Early Ordovician | |
| Presbynileus glaber species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Protopresbynileus glaber species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Protopresbynileus willdeni ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 485 Ma Cambrian | |
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Pseudonileus Hintze, 1953 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Asaphidae : Pseudonileus |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1952 | Pseudonileus Hintze p. 223 |
| 1954 | Protopresbynileus Hintze |
| 1959 | Presbynileus (Protopresbynileus) Jaanusson |
| 1999 | Protopresbynileus Fortey and Droser p. 193 |
| 2002 | Protopresbynileus Jell and Adrain p. 432 |
| 2002 | Protopresbynileus 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!
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!
