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Solenopleuridae

Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Solenopleuridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Solenopleuridae Angelin
1980Solenopleuridae Ahlberg
1997Solenopleuridae Whittington et al. p. 302
2000Solenopleuridae Bruton and Harper
2002Solenopleuridae Jell and Adrain
2005Solenopleuridae Hollingsworth p. 139
2008Solenopleuridae Landing et al. p. 898
2009Solenopleuridae Pour and Popov
2011Solenopleuridae Adrain p. 106
2015Solenopleuridae Lamsdell and Selden p. 377

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
familySolenopleuridaeAngelin 1854
familySolenopleuridaeAngelin 1854

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. †Solenopleuridae Angelin 1854
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G. †Abakanopleura Sivov 1955
G. †Acanthometopus Lu and Qian 1983
G. †Acrocephalaspis Ivshin 1953
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†Acrocephalaspis orientalis Lazarenko 1966
G. †Acrocephalina Troedsson 1937
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†Acrocephalina acuta Troedsson 1937
Subfm. †Agraulinae Raymond 1913
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G. †Skehanos McMenamin 2002
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†Skehanos quadrangularis Whitfield 1884
G. †Aiaiaspis Nazarov 1973
G. †Aidarella Lermontova 1951
G. †Albansia Howell 1937
G. †Aldanaspis Lermontova 1940
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†Aldanaspis enodata Rozova 1964
G. †Badulesia Sdzuy 1968
G. †Bigranulella Shaw and Clark 1968
G. †Catasolenopleura Qiu 1983
G. †Changqingia Lu and Zhu 1983
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†Changqingia chalcon Walcott 1911
†Changqingia intermedia Walcott 1906
†Changqingia laevis Peng et al. 1995
†Changqingia luia Luo 2001
Invalid names: Austrosinia Zhang and Jell 1987 [synonym]
G. †Conicephalus Yang et al. 1993
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†Conicephalus caigouensis Yang et al. 1993
G. †Crusoia Walcott 1924
G. †Denaspis Repina 1973
G. †Eilura Resser and Endo 1935
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†Eilura quadrata Resser and Endo 1937
G. †Ejinaspis Lu and Zhou 1986
G. †Herse Hawle and Corda 1847
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Invalid names: Solenopleurina Ruzicka 1938 [objective synonym]
G. †Huzhuia Zhu 1965
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†Huzhuia paratypica Yang 1978
G. †Hyperoparia Zhang 1983
G. †Inouyella Resser and Endo 1935
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†Inouyella yiyangensis Meng 1977
G. †Kabuqiia Zhang 1987
G. †Karagandoides Ivshin 1962
G. †Keeleaspis Fritz 1972
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†Keeleaspis pustula Fritz 1972
†Keeleaspis stupenda Fritz 1972
†Keeleaspis terhaari Hollingsworth 2005
G. †Lashushania Zhang 1999
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†Lashushania lashuensis Zhang 1999
G. †Levisia Walcott 1911
G. †Lianglangshania Zhang and Wang 1985
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†Lianglangshania hueirenensis Zhang and Wang 1985
G. †Liosolenopleura Thoral 1947
G. †Lophodesella Zhang et al. 1980
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†Lophodesella henanensis Zhang et al. 1995
†Lophodesella quadrata Zhang et al. 1980
†Lophodesella rectangula Zhang et al. 1980
G. †Maiaspis Chernysheva 1956
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†Maiaspis blandita Rozova 1964
†Maiaspis mirabilis Chernysheva 1956
†Maiaspis quadrata Chernysheva 1956
G. †Manublesia Alvaro 1996
G. †Menocephalites Kobayashi 1935
G. †Minupeltis Palmer 1960
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†Minupeltis conservator Palmer 1960
†Minupeltis definita Palmer 1965
G. †Munija Khramova 1980
G. †Munijia
G. †Neosolenopleurella Ju 1983
G. †Nilegna Opik 1967
G. †Ninaspis Ivshin 1953
G. †Oreisator Geyer and Malinky 1997
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†Oreisator tichkaensis Geyer and Malinky 1997
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Invalid names: Strenuella spinosa Neltner 1938 [synonym]
G. †Paracrocephalites Poulsen 1954
G. †Parasolenopleura Westergard 1953
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†Parasolenopleura aculeata Angelin 1951
†Parasolenopleura peregrina Wallerius 1930
†Parasolenopleura wurmi Geyer 2017
G. †Pardailhania Thoral 1947
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†Pardailhania hispida Thoral 1935
G. †Perneraspis Prantl 1947
G. †Pingluia Zhang and Wang 1985
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†Pingluia pingluensis Zhang and Wang 1985
G. †Proavus Poletaeva 1972
G. †Pseudosolenoparia Zhou 1974
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†Pseudosolenoparia angusta Zhang et al. 1980
†Pseudosolenoparia normalis Zhang et al. 1980
G. †Rimouskia Resser 1938
G. †Rina Poletaeva 1964
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†Rina abdita Rozova 1964
†Rina celebrata Rozova 1964
†Rina postrema Rozova 1964
G. †Sao Barrande 1846
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Invalid names: Acanthocnemis Hawle and Corda 1847 [synonym], Acanthogramma Hawle and Corda 1847 [synonym], Crithias Hawle and Corda 1847 [synonym]
G. †Shanghaiaspis Xu and Ju 1987
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†Shanghaiaspis decipiens Xu and Ju 1987
†Shanghaiaspis latilimbatus Xu and Ju 1987
†Shanghaiaspis usualis Xu and Ju 1987
G. †Solenoparia Kobayashi 1935
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†Solenoparia agno Walcott 1905
†Solenoparia bisulcata Kobayashi 1961
†Solenoparia conica Yang et al. 1993
†Solenoparia jiangsuensis Lin et al. 1983
†Solenoparia miaohouensis Zhang et al. 1980
†Solenoparia minuta Lu and Chang 1974
G. †Solenoparops Chang 1963
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†Solenoparops lata Zhang et al. 1995
†Solenoparops similis Zhang et al. 1980
G. †Solenopleurella Poulson 1927
Subfm. †Solenopleurinae Angelin 1854
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G. †Jincella Snajdr 1957
G. †Solenopleura Angelin 1854
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†Solenopleura borealis Poulsen 1927
†Solenopleura bucculenta Grönwall 1902
†Solenopleura bullata Poulsen 1927
†Solenopleura gronwalli Poulsen 1927
†Solenopleura holometopa Angelin 1851
†Solenopleura pruina Palmer and Gatehouse 1972
†Solenopleura similis Poulsen 1927
G. †Solenopleuropsis Thoral 1947
G. †Squarrosoella Zhang et al. 1980
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†Squarrosoella tuberculata Zhang et al. 1980
G. †Trachoparia Chang 1963
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†Trachoparia bigranosa Endo 1937
G. †Usumunaspis Lazerenko 1962
G. †Wafangdiania Zhang 1999
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G. †Yabeia Reswer and Endo 1935
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 04:35:04
Modified: 2009-12-19 06:35:04
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Duyunian to the top of the Ludlow or 514.00000 to 423.00000 Ma

Collections (216 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Caerfai538.8 - 509.0USA (New York) Rimouskia sp. (181)
Early/Lower Cambrian538.8 - 509.0Canada (Northwest Territories) Keeleaspis pustula (156159) Keeleaspis stupenda (156143) Keeleaspis stupenda, Keeleaspis pustula (156147 156150 156156 156157 156158)
Branchian517.1 - 509.0Canada (Newfoundland) Skehanos quadrangularis (225124 225125 225126)
Branchian517.1 - 509.0United Kingdom (England) Strenuella spinosa (79928)
Botomian516.0 - 512.9Russian Federation (Siberia) Solenopleura singularis (10168)
Botomian516.0 - 512.9Russian Federation (Kemorovo) Denaspis sp. (57020)
Botomian516.0 - 512.9Russian Federation (Tuva) Usumunaspis sp. (81479)
Dyeran515.3 - 511.2USA (Nevada) Keeleaspis terhaari (204959)
Dyeran515.3 - 511.2USA (New York) Solenopleura sp. (182)
Duyunian514.0 - 509.0China (Guizhou) Pseudosolenoparia yankongensis, Pseudosolenoparia angusta, Pseudosolenoparia normalis (107132)

Youngest occurrences
Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Steptoean497.0 - 493.5USA (Vermont) Bigranulella latigenae (8977)
Steptoean497.0 - 493.5USA (Nevada) Minupeltis conservator (75268)
Furongian497.0 - 485.4Russian Federation (Gorny Altai) Acrocephalina lata (203913)
Furongian497.0 - 485.4South Korea Huzhuia sp. (236859 236860 236870 236872)
Furongian497.0 - 485.4USA (California) Minupeltis conservator (226280)
Merioneth497.0 - 485.4Canada (Alberta-British Columbia) Solenopleurella sp. (213)
Merioneth497.0 - 485.4USA (Vermont) Solenopleura sp. (217)
Batyrbaian491.5 - 485.4Russian Federation (Siberia) Acrocephalina lata, Acrocephalina contracta (205625)
Niuchehean489.5 - 485.4China (Hunan) Acrocephalina acuta (107335 126683)
Wenlock - Ludlow433.4 - 423.0Canada (Northwest Territories) Solenopleura sp. (188855)