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Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8628557https://www.gbif.org/species/8628557
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)331477https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=331477
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Cyclopygidae : Pricyclopyge : Pricyclopyge synophthalma
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Cyclopygidae : Pricyclopyge : Pricyclopyge synophthalma
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Ecdysozoa
-Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumMandibulata
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyCyclopygoideaRaymond 1925
familyCyclopygidaeRaymond 1925
subfamilyPricyclopyginaeFortey and Owens 1987
genusPricyclopygeRichter and Richter 1954
speciesPricyclopyge synophthalmaKloucek 1916
Generic NamePricyclopyge
Scientific NamePricyclopyge synophthalma Kloucek, 1916
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Pricyclopyge synophthalmaspeciesbelongs to Pricyclopygestated with evidenceKloucek, 1916
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance466 - 461 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Last Recorded Appearance466 - 461 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Environmentmarine (based on Trilobita)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Cyclopygidae)
Visionwell-developed (based on Cyclopygidae)
Dietmicrocarnivore (based on Cyclopygidae)
Ontogenymolting,addition of parts (based on Trilobita)
Taphonomyminor spines (based on Pricyclopyge)
Primary Reference (PBDB)J.-L. Henry. 1980. Trilobites ordoviciens du Massif armoricain. Mémoires de la Société Géologique et Minéralogique de Bretagne 22:1-250

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1916Pricyclopyge synophthalma Kloucek

References

Henry J.-L. (1980) Trilobites ordoviciens du Massif armoricain, Mémoires de la Société Géologique et Minéralogique de Bretagne 22, 1-250
J.-L. Henry (1980) Trilobites ordoviciens du Massif armoricain: Mémoires de la Société Géologique et Minéralogique de Bretagne: 1--250 - via Catalogue of Life
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!
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