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Dorypyge richthofeni

Trilobita - Corynexochida - Dorypygidae

Taxonomy
Dorypyge richthofeni was named by Dames (1883). It is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Dorypyge.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Dorypyge richthofeni Dames
2008Dorypyge richthofeni Landing et al. p. 897

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderCorynexochida
suborderCorynexochinaKobayashi 1935
familyDorypygidaeKobayashi 1935
subfamilyDorypyginaeKobayashi 1935
genusDorypygeDames 1883
speciesrichthofeniDames 1883

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.

Dorypyge richthofeni Dames 1883
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: nektobenthicg
Diet: carnivoreg
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-02-25 08:54:59
Modified: 2009-09-21 22:36:09
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Taijangian to the top of the Zhanaarykian or 509.00000 to 500.50000 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Taijangian509.0 - 504.5China (Hunan) Dorypyge richthofeni (49150 49151 49153 49154 49155 49156 49157 49158 49159 49270)
Taijangian - Wangcunian509.0 - 497.0China (Shaanxi) Dorypyge richthofeni (124912)
Wangcunian504.5 - 497.0China (Hunan) Dorypyge richthofeni (49161 49162 49163 49274 49275 49282 49283 49284 128313 128316 128319)
Zhanaarykian503.0 - 500.5Kazakhstan Dorypyge richthofeni (9963 9964 118095)