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Ithyektyphus

Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Marjumiidae

Taxonomy
Ithyektyphus was named by Shaw (1956) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm uMid]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Marjumiidae by Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Ptychopariida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Ithyektyphus Shaw
2002Ithyektyphus Jell and Adrain p. 389
2002Ithyektyphus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
familyMarjumiidaeKobayashi 1935
genusIthyektyphusShaw 1956

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. †Ithyektyphus Shaw 1956
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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: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-19 04:23:22
Modified: 2009-12-19 06:23:22
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Menevian or 504.50000 to 499.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Menevian504.5 - 499.5USA (Wyoming) I. tetonensis (9121)