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Platycoryphe โœ

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Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4633422https://www.gbif.org/species/4633422
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)21714https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=21714
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Homalonotinae : Platycoryphe
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Homalonotidae : Platycoryphe
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
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderCalymeninaSwinnerton 1915
familyHomalonotidaeChapman 1890
subfamilyHomalonotinae
genusPlatycorypheFoerste 1919
Scientific NamePlatycoryphe Foerste, 1919
Name Published InOhio Nat., 19
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Platycoryphegenusbelongs to Homalonotinaestated with evidenceOwen, 1981
Platycoryphegenusbelongs to Homalonotidaestated without evidenceJell and Adrain, 2002
Platycoryphegenusbelongs to Phacopidasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)5
First Recorded Appearance485 - 478 Ma
Paleozoic
Last Recorded Appearance443 - 441 Ma
Silurian
Environmentmarine (based on Trilobita)
Motilityfast-moving (based on Trilobita)
Visionwell-developed (based on Homalonotidae)
Dietcarnivore (based on Trilobita)
Ontogenymolting,addition of parts (based on Trilobita)
Taphonomylow 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

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
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Platycoryphe dangeardi โœ
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1478 Ma
Early/Lower Ordovician
478 Ma
Early/Lower Ordovician
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Platycoryphe heberti โœ
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
2478 Ma
Early/Lower Ordovician
478 Ma
Early/Lower Ordovician
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Platycoryphe platycephala โœ
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
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Platycoryphe vieillardi โœ
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1470 Ma
Middle Ordovician
470 Ma
Middle Ordovician

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1919Platycoryphe Foerste
1974Liangshanaspis Zhang
1981Platycoryphe Owen
2002Platycoryphe Jell and Adrain p. 426
2002Platycoryphe Sepkoski, Jr.

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
Owen A. W. (1981) The Ashgill Trilobites of the Oslo Region, Norway, Palaeontographica Abteilung A 175, 1-88
Jell P. A., Adrain J. M. (2002) Available generic names for trilobites, Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 48 2, 331-553
Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
extinct group - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Ohio Nat., 19 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
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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