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Shumardiidae

Artiopoda - Ptychopariida - Shumardiidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1907Shumardiidae Lake
1957Shumardiidae Harrington and Leanza
1968Shumardiidae Robison and Pantoja-Alor p. 796
1997Shumardiidae Whittington et al. p. 302
2011Shumardiidae Adrain p. 108

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
familyShumardiidaeLake 1907
familyShumardiidaeLake 1907

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.

Fm. †Shumardiidae Lake 1907
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G. †Acanthopleurella Groom 1902
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G. †Changchowilla Waisfeld et al. 2001
G. †Conophrys Callaway 1877
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Conophrys minutula Harrington 1938
Conophrys pusilla Sars 1835
G. †Koldinioidia Kobayashi 1931
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Subg. †Koldinioidia (Liriamnica) Shergold 1980
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Koldinioidia cylindrica Shergold 1971
Koldinioidia orientalis Mansuy 1916
Koldinioidia typicalis Kobayashi 1931
Invalid names: Akoldinioidia Zhou and Zhang 1984 [synonym], Eoshumardia Hupe 1953 [synonym]
G. †Kweichowilla Zhang 1964
G. †Leioshumardia Whittington 1965
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Leioshumardia minima Whittington 1965
G. †Leoforteyia Waisfeld et al. 2001
G. †Liriamnica Shergold 1980
G. †Shumardia Billings 1862
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Subg. †Shumardia (Conophrys) Callaway 1877
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Subg. †Shumardia (Shumardia) Fortey and Owens 1987
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Shumardia (Shumardia) angulata Laurie and Shergold 1996
Shumardia acuticaudata Fortey 1980
Shumardia alata Robison and Pantoja-Alor 1968
Shumardia ctenata Robison and Pantoja-Alor 1968
Shumardia erquensis Kobayashi 1937
Shumardia exopthalmus Ross and Barnes 1967
Shumardia extensa Weir 1959
Shumardia granulosa Billings 1862
Shumardia lacrimosa Dean 1973
Shumardia matchensis Legg 1976
Shumardia minaretta Fortey 1980
Shumardia phalloides Fortey 1980
Shumardia sagittula Whittington 1965
Shumardia tarimuensis Zhang 1981
G. †Shumardoella Pek and Vanek 1989
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Shumardoella bohemica Marek 1964
Invalid names: Shumardella Pribyl and Vanek 1980 [replaced]
G. †Shumardops Hupe 1955
G. †Tarimella Zhang 1979
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Invalid names: Yinganaspis subcylindrica Zhang 1981 [synonym], Yinganaspis yinganensis Zhang 1981 [synonym]
Invalid names: Yinganaspis Zhang 1981 [synonym]
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: blindf
Created: 2009-12-19 04:33:59
Modified: 2009-12-19 06:33:59
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Guzhangian to the top of the Pusgillian or 500.50000 to 449.20000 Ma

Collections (250 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Guzhangian500.5 - 497.0China (Yunnan) Shumardiidae indet. (219647)
Franconian - Trempealeauan497.0 - 486.85Australia (Queensland) Eoshumardia cylindrica (198276)
Furongian497.0 - 486.85Argentina Conophrys sp. (115455 115457 235392 235393) Shumardia erquensis (223798)
Furongian497.0 - 486.85China (Guannxi) Koldinioidia orientalis (155783)
Furongian497.0 - 486.85South Korea Koldinioidia sp. (232038)
Furongian497.0 - 486.85Vietnam Shumardia granulata (155781)
Furongian497.0 - 486.85United Kingdom Shumardia alata (229481 229505 229508 229509 229513 229514)
Furongian497.0 - 486.85Argentina (La Rioja) Shumardia erquensis (42518)
Taoyuanian495.2 - 486.85China (Hunan) Akoldinioidia dydimacantha (126668) Akoldinioidia trapezoidalis (126669)
Iverian494.2 - 491.0Australia (Queensland) Eoshumardia cylindrica (198279) Koldinioidia antyx (228031 228033 228034) Koldinioidia cylindrica (198289 198290 198291 198292 198293 198294 198295 198297 198298)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Sandbian458.2 - 452.8China (Xinjiang) Shumardia tarimuensis (188339 188342 188343 188344 188345)
Gisbornian - Eastonian458.2 - 449.0Australia (Tasmania) Shumardia sp. (2695)
Actonian - Onnian454.0 - 449.5China (Hubei) Shumardia sp. (4690)
Actonian - Onnian454.0 - 449.5China (ZheJiang) Shumardia sp. (7804 7809)
Katian452.8 - 445.2China (JiangSu) Shumardia aculeata (192794 192796)
Katian452.8 - 445.2China (Xinjian) Kweichowilla sp. (185164)
Katian452.8 - 445.2Ireland Shumardia extensa (162246)
Eastonian - Onnian452.3 - 449.5Australia (New South Wales) Shumardia sp. (2746)
Kralodvorian450.1 - 445.2Italy (Sardinia) Shumardia extensa (192914) Shumardia sp. (75890 185151)
Pusgillian449.5 - 449.2China (Guizhou) Kweichowilla sp. (7382) Shumardia sp. (4750)