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Nepeidae

Trilobita - 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); and to Trilobita by Adrain (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Nepeidae Whitehouse
2002Nepeidae Jell and Adrain p. 474
2011Nepeidae Adrain p. 108

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
familyNepeidaeWhitehouse 1939
familyNepeidaeWhitehouse 1939

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. †Ascionepea Opik 1967
G. †Ferenepea Opik 1967
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. †Penarosa Opik 1970
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Penarosa retifera Opik 1970
G. †Xenocheilos Wilson 1949
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Xenocheilos minutum Wilson 1949
Xenocheilos spineum Wilson 1951
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: 2010-01-03 23:02:54
Modified: 2010-01-04 01:02:54
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Floran to the top of the Sunwaptan or 504.50000 to 488.90000 Ma

Collections (32 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Floran504.5 - 503.0Australia (Queensland) Penarosa retifera (225072)
Floran - Undillan504.5 - 500.5Australia (Tasmania) Penarosa sp. (193846)
Boomerangian500.5 - 499.0Australia (Tasmania) Nepea delicata (69973) Penarosa sp., Nepea hellyeri (69972)
Mindyallan499.0 - 497.0Australia (Queensland) Ferenepea hispida (77515)
Mindyallan499.0 - 497.0Australia (Northern Territory) Nepeidae indet. (208577)
Steptoean497.0 - 493.5USA (Nevada) Xenocheilos granulosus (113395 113396 113397 114304)
Steptoean497.0 - 493.5USA (Pennsylvania) Xenocheilos spineum (156632 156640 156642 156669 156670)
Steptoean497.0 - 493.5Canada (Alberta) Xenocheilos spineum (54078)
Franconian497.0 - 486.85USA (Arkansas) Xenocheilos minutum (77107)
Franconian497.0 - 486.85USA (Missouri) Xenocheilos orthos, Xenocheilos spineum (9199) Xenocheilos spineum (9155)
Furongian497.0 - 486.85USA (Arkansas) Xenocheilos minutum (229128 229130 229131 229133 229193 229194 229196 229198)
Furongian497.0 - 486.85USA (Texas) Xenocheilos minimum (156339) Xenocheilos minutum (156292 156293)
Sunwaptan493.5 - 488.9Canada (Alberta) Xenocheilos spineum (54077)
Dolgellian490.2 - 486.85USA (Pennsylvania) Xenocheilos spineum (62080)