Source Data | |
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Rank | genus |
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Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Menomoniidae : Nephalicephalus |
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Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | doubtful |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Scientific Name | Nephalicephalus Peters, 2003 |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Nephalicephalus | genus | belongs to Menomoniidae | implied | Peters, 2003 |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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First Recorded Appearance | 501 - 485 Ma Cambrian |
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Last Recorded Appearance | 501 - 485 Ma Cambrian |
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Environment | marine (based on Trilobita) |
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Motility | fast-moving (based on Trilobita) |
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Vision | well-developed |
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Diet | suspension feeder (based on Menomoniidae) |
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Ontogeny | molting,addition of parts (based on Trilobita) |
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Taphonomy | low Mg calcite, chitin (based on Trilobita) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | S. E. Peters. 2003. Evenness, richness and the Cambrian-Paleozoic faunal transition in North America: an assemblage-level perspective. The University of Chicago |
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