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Bradocryphaeus

Artiopoda - Phacopida - Acastidae

Taxonomy
Bradocryphaeus was named by Haas and Mensink (1970) [Sepkoski's age data: D Eife D Fras-u Sepkoski's reference number: 983].

It was reranked as Neocalmonia (Bradocryphaeus) by Pillet (1974).

It was assigned to Neocalmonia by Pillet (1974); to Phacopida by Sepkoski (2002); to Acastidae by Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Asteropyginae by Van Viersen and Vanherle (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Bradocryphaeus Haas and Mensink pp. 155-211
1974Neocalmonia (Bradocryphaeus) Pillet
2002Bradocryphaeus Jell and Adrain
2002Bradocryphaeus Sepkoski
2018Bradocryphaeus Van Viersen and Vanherle p. 81

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderPhacopinaStruve 1959
superfamilyAcastoidea
familyAcastidaeDelo 1935
subfamilyAsteropyginaeDelo 1935
genusBradocryphaeusHaas and Mensink 1970

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Bradocryphaeus Haas and Mensink 1970
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Bradocryphaeus briceae Morzadec 1988
Bradocryphaeus echinatus Van Viersen and Vanherle 2018
Bradocryphaeus feisti Morzadec 1992
Bradocryphaeus fiacrensis Morzadec 1976
Bradocryphaeus kermanensis Morzadec et al. 2002
Bradocryphaeus laomedeia Van Viersen and Vanherle 2018
Bradocryphaeus maillieuxi Richter and Richter 1926
Bradocryphaeus mosanus Richter and Richter 1926
Bradocryphaeus neptuni Van Viersen and Bignon 2011
Bradocryphaeus nodosa Morzadec 1983
Bradocryphaeus vanherlei Van Viersen and Bignon 2011
Bradocryphaeus zornensis Morzadec 1983
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivoresubo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-15 22:42:55
Modified: 2009-12-16 00:42:55
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, c = class
References: Fortey and Owens 1999, Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Givetian to the top of the Late/Upper Frasnian or 387.95000 to 372.15000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Spain (Aragon) Neocalmonia mosana (40444)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31France (Alsace) Heliopyge nodosa (40074)
Early/Lower Frasnian382.31 - 379.0Iran B. kermanensis (223340)
Early/Lower Frasnian382.31 - 379.0Spain (Léon) B. matallanensis (234792)
Early/Lower Frasnian382.31 - 379.0Spain (Castille & Léon) B. hispanicus (234789)
Early/Lower Frasnian382.31 - 379.0France B. sp. 1, Heliopyge briceae, B. fiacrensis (38812) B. sp. 2, B. fiacrensis, Heliopyge zornensis (38687) Heliopyge briceae (38690)
Early/Lower Frasnian - Middle Frasnian382.31 - 375.2Belgium (Namur) B. echinatus, B. mosanus (234785) B. mosanus (234786)
Early/Lower Frasnian - Middle Frasnian382.31 - 375.2Belgium B. maillieuxi, B. vanherlei (223258)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15France (Alsace) Heliopyge zornensis (40078)
Frasnian - Famennian382.31 - 358.86France (Alsace) B. fiacrensis (40080)
Middle Frasnian379.0 - 375.2Belgium (Couvin) B. laomedeia (234781) B. neptuni (158088)
Middle Frasnian379.0 - 375.2Belgium (Namur) B. neptuni, B. laomedeia (234779)
Late/Upper Frasnian375.2 - 372.15Belgium B. Van Viersen & Vanherle 2018 sp. N (234777) B. neptuni (234787)
Late/Upper Frasnian375.2 - 372.15France (Alsace) B. feisti (38675)
Late/Upper Frasnian375.2 - 372.15Belgium (Namur) B. neptuni (234788)