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Calmoniidae

Trilobita - Phacopida - Calmoniidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Calmoniidae Delo
1997Calmoniidae Whittington et al. p. 300
2002Calmoniidae Jell and Adrain p. 467
2011Calmoniidae Adrain p. 106

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderPhacopinaStruve 1959
superfamilyAcastoidea
familyCalmoniidaeDelo 1935
familyCalmoniidaeDelo 1935

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. †Calmoniidae Delo 1935
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G. †Anchiopella Reed 1907
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Invalid names: Bainella Rennie 1930 [synonym]
G. †Andinacaste Eldredge and Ormiston 1979
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†Andinacaste talebensis Hollard 1963
G. †Australoacaste Benedetto and Martel 1976
G. †Australops Baldis 1972
G. †Bouleia Kozlowski 1923
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Invalid names: Dereimsia Kozlowski 1923 [synonym]
G. †Calmonia Clarke 1913
G. †Chiarumanipyge Branisa and Vanek 1973
G. †Clarkeaspis Lieberman 1993
G. †Colombianaspis Morzadec et al. 2015
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†Colombianaspis carvalhoae Morzadec et al. 2015
G. †Cryphaeoides Delo 1935
G. †Deltacephalaspis Eldredge and Ormiston 1979
G. †Eldredgeia Lieberman 1993
G. †Hadrorachus Delo 1935
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†Hadrorachus australis Clarke 1913
Invalid names: Hadrorakos Delo 1940 [objective synonym]
G. †Jujuyops Baldis and Blasco 1976
G. †Kozlowskiaspis Branisa and Vanek 1973
G. †Malvinella Wolart 1968
G. †Malvinocooperella Lieberman 1993
G. †Metacryphaeus Reed 1907
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†Metacryphaeus kegeli Carvalho et al. 1997
†Metacryphaeus meloi Carvalho et al. 1997
†Metacryphaeus tuberculatus Kozlowski 1923
G. †Oosthuizenella Cooper 1982
G. †Palpebrops Lieberman and Edgecombe 1991
G. †Parabouleia Eldredge 1972
G. †Paracalmonia Struve 1958
G. †Pennaia Clarke 1913
G. †Phacopina Clarke 1913
G. †Plesioconvexa Lieberman 1993
G. †Plesiomalvinella Lieberman and Edgecombe 1991
G. †Probolops Delo 1935
G. †Punillaspis Baldis and Longobucco 1979
G. †Renniella Cooper 1982
G. †Schizostylus Delo 1935
G. †Tarijactinoides Suárez-Soruco 1971
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Invalid names: Bolivianaspis Branisa and Vanek 1973 [synonym]
G. †Tibagya Struve 1958
G. †Typhloniscus Salter 1856
G. †Vogesina Wolfart 1968
G. †Wolfartaspis Cooper 1982
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 22:58:06
Modified: 2009-12-16 00:58:06
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Fortey and Owens 1999, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Wenlock to the top of the Early/Lower Givetian or 433.40000 to 383.70000 Ma

Collections (68 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Telychian - Sheinwoodian438.5 - 430.5Argentina Australoacaste palpalensis, Jujuyops nonoctubrensis (25103)
Telychian - Sheinwoodian438.5 - 430.5Paraguay Phacopina itacurubensis (25566) Phacopina perroana (25568)
Wenlock - Ludlow433.4 - 423.0Argentina Australoacaste palpalensis (25060) Australoacaste palpalensis, Jujuyops nonoctubrensis (25062)
Ludlow - Pridoli427.4 - 419.2Bolivia (La Paz) Phacopina chojnacotensis (37051)
Pridoli - Helderbergian423.0 - 393.3Argentina Andinacaste espejensis (25055)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Morocco Acaste talebensis (13936)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Bolivia Andinacaste legrandi (25579)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Bolivia (La Paz) Phacopina chojnacotensis (37052)
Helderbergian - Pragian419.2 - 407.6Poland Phacopina sp. (13879)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3South Africa Bainella africana (35590) Bainella africana, Bainella arbuteus, Bainella baini, Bainella cristagalli, Bainella gamkaensis, Oosthuizenella ocellus, Pennaia pupillus, Phacopina hexensis, Phacopina lakei, Typhloniscus baini, Metacryphaeus caffer (35578) Bainella africana, Bainella arbuteus, Bainella cristagalli, Bainella gamkaensis, Deltacephalaspis sp. (a), Kozlowskiaspis ceres, Oosthuizenella ocellus, Pennaia pupillus, Typhloniscus baini, Metacryphaeus caffer (35581) Bainella africana, Bainella arbuteus, Metacryphaeus caffer (35584) Bainella africana, Bainella cristagalli, Pennaia pupillus, Typhloniscus baini, Metacryphaeus caffer (35589) Bainella africana, Metacryphaeus sp. (a), Pennaia pupillus (35588) Bainella africana, Pennaia pupillus, Typhloniscus baini, Metacryphaeus caffer (35582) Calmoniidae indet. (35604) Oosthuizenella ocellus, Pennaia pupillus, Metacryphaeus caffer (35587)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Bolivia (Tarija) Bainella insolita, Deltacephalaspis comis, Deltacephalaspis retrospina, Deltacephalaspis tumida, Kozlowskiaspis australis, Phacopina convexa, Schizostylus granulata, Tarijactinoides jarcasensis, Calmoniidae indet. (36137)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Uruguay Calmonia sp., Metacryphaeus sp., Paracalmonia sp., Pennaia sp. (37078)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Bolivia (La Paz) Bainella insolita, Deltacephalaspis magister, Deltacephalaspis sp. A, Kozlowskiaspis borealis, Parabouleia calmonensis, Phacopina convexa, Schizostylus granulata, Tarijactinoides tikaensis (36133) Bouleia dagincourti, Calmonia curvioculata, Malvinella haugi, Metacryphaeus cornutus, Metacryphaeus boulei, Metacryphaeus sp., Metacryphaeus venustus, Phacopina aspera, Schizostylus brevicaudatus, Metacryphaeus tuberculatus (37055) Malvinella haugi, Metacryphaeus praecursor, Metacryphaeus giganteus, Metacryphaeus boulei, Phacopina lacunafera, Schizostylus brevicaudatus (37054)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Bolivia (Chuquisaca) Bainella insolita, Deltacephalaspis tumida, Kozlowskiaspis australis, Tarijactinoides jarcasensis, Calmoniidae indet. (36135)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Brazil (Matto Grosso do Sul) Bainella sp. (37100)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Brazil (Parana) Calmonia sp., Metacryphaeus sp. (37081) Calmonia sp., Metacryphaeus sp., Paracalmonia sp., Paranacaste sp. (37080) Calmonia sp., Metacryphaeus sp., Paracalmonia sp., Pennaia sp. (37082) Calmonia sp., Pennaia sp. (37084) Metacryphaeus sp. (37087 37088 37093)
Emsian - Eifelian407.6 - 387.7Brazil (Parana) Calmonia sp., Metacryphaeus sp., Pennaia sp. (37107) Calmonia sp., Metacryphaeus sp., Tibagya sp. (37105) Metacryphaeus sp., Paracalmonia sp. (37104)
Emsian - Eifelian407.6 - 387.7Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul) Calmonia sp. (37117)
Emsian - Eifelian407.6 - 387.7Brazil (Goias) Metacryphaeus sp. (37113)
Emsian - Eifelian407.6 - 387.7Brazil (Mato Grosso) Phacopina sp. (37115)
Emsian - Eifelian407.6 - 387.7Brazil (Piaui) Metacryphaeus sp. (37119 37126 37128)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9South Africa Bainella africana (35598)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9Colombia Tarijactinoides sp. nov., Calmoniidae indet., Colombianaspis carvalhoae (229210)
Early/Lower Eifelian393.3 - 389.6Bolivia Bouleia sp. (238853)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Bolivia (La Paz) Calmonia curvioculata, Cryphaeoides rostratus, Metacryphaeus venustus, Metacryphaeus tuberculatus (37056)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7South Africa Bainella africana, Bainella sp., Metacryphaeus caffer (35593) Bainella baini (35594) Bainella cristagalli, Metacryphaeus caffer (35592) Metacryphaeus caffer (35595 207976) Metacryphaeus tuberculatus (35597) Phacopina lakei (35601)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Brazil (Piaui) Metacryphaeus sp. (37129)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7USA (Kentucky) Anchiopella anchiops (76992)
Eifelian - Early/Lower Givetian393.3 - 383.7Brazil (Piauí) Metacryphaeus meloi, Metacryphaeus tuberculatus (229078) Metacryphaeus tuberculatus (229079)
Eifelian - Givetian393.3 - 382.7Brazil (Piaui) Metacryphaeus sp. (37170 37171)
Eifelian - Givetian393.3 - 382.7Brazil (Goias) Metacryphaeus sp. (37157)
Early/Lower Givetian388.1 - 383.7Brazil (Piaui) Metacryphaeus meloi (214597)
Early/Lower Givetian388.1 - 383.7Brazil (Parana) Pennaia pauliana (106996)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Brazil (Para) Metacryphaeus sp. (37173 37174 37175 37177)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Brazil (Amazonas) Metacryphaeus sp. (37178)