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Typhloniscus

Artiopoda - Phacopida - Calmoniidae

Taxonomy
Typhloniscus was named by Salter (1856). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Phacopida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Calmoniidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Typhloniscus Salter
2002Typhloniscus Jell and Adrain p. 456
2002Typhloiscus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderPhacopinaStruve 1959
superfamilyAcastoidea
familyCalmoniidaeDelo 1935
genusTyphloniscusSalter 1856

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.

G. †Typhloniscus Salter 1856
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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: Fortey and Owens 1999, Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Emsian or 410.62000 to 393.47000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian410.62 - 393.47South Africa T. baini (35578 35581 35582 35589)