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Namuropyge (Cuyapyge) duponti

Trilobita - Proetida - Brachymetopidae

Taxonomy
Brachymetopus duponti was named by Julien (1896) [Namuropyge Duponti].

It was recombined as Namuropyge duponti by Hahn and Hahn (1993); it was recombined as Namuropyge (Cuyapyge) duponti by Müller et al. (2021).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Brachymetopus duponti Julien pp. 9 - 10 figs. PI. V, flg.6, 7, 8,9
1993Namuropyge duponti Hahn and Hahn
2021Namuropyge (Cuyapyge) duponti Müller et al. p. 141

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
superfamilyAulacopleuroidea(Angelin 1854)
familyBrachymetopidaePrantl and Pribyl 1951
subfamilyBrachymetopinaePrantl and Pribyl 1950
genusNamuropygeRichter and Richter 1939
subgenusCuyapyge
speciesduponti()

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.

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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: deposit feedero
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-19 02:32:28
Modified: 2009-12-19 04:32:28
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997, Fortey and Owens 1999

Age range: base of the Karakubian to the top of the Cherepetian or 356.40000 to 352.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Karakubian - Cherepetian356.4 - 352.0France Namuropyge duponti (37316)