Trilobita - Harpetida - Harpetidae
Synonyms: Helioharpes Pribyl and Vanek 1981, Reticuloharpes Vanek 1963
Parent taxon: Harpetidae according to J. D. Beech and J. C. Lamsdell 2021
See also Ebach and McNamara 2002, Feist 2002, Jell and Adrain 2002 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Bohemoharpes, Brachyhipposiderus, Dolichoharpes, Dubhglasina, Eoharpes, Eotrinucleus, Eskoharpes, Fissocephalus, Globoharpes, Hibbertia, Kathrynia, Kielania, Lioharpes, Palaeoharpes, Scotoharpes
Subtaxa: Harpes acuminatus Harpes dvorcensis Harpes escoti Harpes fornicatus Harpes forojuliensis Harpes gracilis Harpes koeneni Harpes latilimbatus Harpes macrocephallus Harpes macrocephalus Harpes nymageenensis Harpes nymageensis Harpes ormistoni Harpes parvulus Harpes perradiatus Harpes polaris Harpes pyrenaicus Harpes radians Harpes reticulatus Harpes rouvillei Harpes socialis Harpes transiens Harpes whidbournei Reticuloharpes reticulatus
Type: Harpes macrocephallus
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of Algeria (1 collection), Australia (1), Belgium (3), Brazil (1), Canada (6: Northwest Territories, Nunavut), the Czech Republic (8), Germany (5), Italy (1), Kazakhstan (1), Morocco (6), the Russian Federation (3), Thailand (1)
• Silurian of the United Kingdom (2)
• Ordovician of Canada (1: Nunavut), the Czech Republic (2), Sweden (1), the United Kingdom (2)
Total: 45 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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