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Nepeidae
Taxonomy
Nepeidae was named by Whitehouse (1939). It is not extant. Its type is Nepea.
It was assigned to Ptychopariida by Jell and Adrain (2002), Bentley et al. (2006); and to Trilobita by Adrain (2011).
It was assigned to Ptychopariida by Jell and Adrain (2002), Bentley et al. (2006); and to Trilobita by Adrain (2011).
Subtaxa
Ferenepea (syn. Ascionepea), Folliceps, Loxonepea, Nepea (type genus), Penarosa, Vicnepea, Xenocheilos
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1939 | Nepeidae Whitehouse |
| 2002 | Nepeidae Jell and Adrain p. 474 |
| 2006 | Nepeidae Bentley et al. p. 181 |
| 2011 | Nepeidae Adrain p. 108 |
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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. †Nepeidae Whitehouse 1939
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G. †Ferenepea Opik 1967
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†Ferenepea hispida Opik 1967
Invalid names: Ascionepea Opik 1967 [synonym]
G. †Folliceps Opik 1970
G. †Loxonepea Opik 1970
G. †Nepea Whitehouse 1939
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†Nepea delicata Jago et al. 2004
†Nepea hellyeri Jago et al. 2004
†Nepea narinosa Whitehouse 1939
G. †Vicnepea Bentley et al. 2016
G. †Xenocheilos Wilson 1949
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†Xenocheilos minutum Wilson 1949
†Xenocheilos orthos Kurtz 1975
†Xenocheilos spineum Wilson 1951
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Collections (34 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Floran | Australia (Queensland) | Penarosa retifera (225072) | |
| Floran - Undillan | Australia (Tasmania) | Penarosa sp. (193846) | |
| Boomerangian | Australia (Tasmania) | Nepea delicata (69973) Penarosa sp., Nepea hellyeri (69972) | |
| Boomerangian | New Zealand (Nelson) | Vicnepea bentleyi (7897) | |
| Mindyallan | Antarctica | Ferenepea sp. (242395) | |
| Mindyallan | Australia (Queensland) | Ferenepea hispida (77515) | |
| Mindyallan | Australia (Northern Territory) | Nepeidae indet. (208577) | |
| Steptoean | USA (Pennsylvania) | Xenocheilos spineum (156632 156640 156642 156669 156670) | |
| Steptoean | USA (Nevada) | Xenocheilos granulosus (113395 113396 113397 114304) | |
| Steptoean | Canada (Alberta) | Xenocheilos spineum (54078) | |
| Franconian | USA (Arkansas) | Xenocheilos minutum (77107) | |
| Franconian | USA (Missouri) | Xenocheilos spineum (9155) Xenocheilos spineum, Xenocheilos orthos (9199) | |
| Furongian | USA (Arkansas) | Xenocheilos minutum (229128 229130 229131 229133 229193 229194 229196 229198) | |
| Furongian | USA (Texas) | Xenocheilos minimum (156339) Xenocheilos minutum (156292 156293) | |
| Sunwaptan | Canada (Alberta) | Xenocheilos spineum (54077) | |
| Dolgellian | USA (Pennsylvania) | Xenocheilos spineum (62080) |