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Pygocephalomorpha

Malacostraca

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Pygocephalomorpha Beurlen
1969Pygocephalomorpha Brooks et al. p. R344
1978Pygocephalomorpha Schram p. 605
1979Pygocephalomorpha Schram p. 75
2016Pygocephalomorpha Pazinato et al. p. 820

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
RankNameAuthor
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
superorderPeracaridaCalman 1904
suborderPygocephalomorphaBeurlen 1930
suborderPygocephalomorphaBeurlen 1930

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.

Subor. †Pygocephalomorpha Beurlen 1930
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G. †Chaocaris Shen 1983
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Chaocaris chinensis Shen 1983
G. †Hoplita Pineiro et al. 2012
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Hoplita ginsburgi Fabre and Huard 1967
Fm. †Jerometichenoriidae Schram 1978
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G. †Jerometichenoria Schram 1978
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Jerometichenoria grandis Schram 1978
G. †Liocaris Beurlen 1931
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Liocaris huenei Beurlen 1931
Fm. †Notocarididae Brooks 1962
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G. †Notocaris
Fm. †Pygocephalidae Brooks 1962
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Pygocephalus cooperi Huxley 1857
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Invalid names: Anthrapalaemon glaber Jones and Woodward 1899 [synonym], Anthrapalaemon grossarti holti Woodward 1911 [synonym], Anthrapalaemon serratus Woodward 1905 [synonym], Necroscilla wilsoni Woodward 1879 [synonym], Pygocephalus (Anthrapalaemon) parkeri Woodward 1907 [synonym]
Pygocephalus dubius Prestwich 1840
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Invalid names: Anthrapalaemon grossarti Salter 1861 [synonym], Palaeocarabus russelianus Salter 1863 [synonym]
Invalid names: Anthrapalaemon Salter 1861 [synonym], Diplostylus Salter 1861 [synonym], Necroscilla Woodward 1879 [synonym], Palaeocarabus Salter 1861 [synonym]
G. †Sosiocaris Jones 2015
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Sosiocaris schrami Jones 2015
Fm. †Tealliocarididae Brooks 1962
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Pseudogalathea macconochiei Etheridge 1879
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Invalid names: Anthrapalaemon ornatissimus Peach 1882 [synonym], Pseudogalathea rotunda Peach 1883 [synonym]
G. †Tealliocaris Peach 1908
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Tealliocaris caudafimbriata Copeland 1957
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Invalid names: Tealliocaris formosa Peach 1882 [synonym]
Tealliocaris robusta Peach 1908
Tealliocaris walloniensis Gueriau et al. 2014
Tealliocaris woodwardi Etheridge 1877
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Invalid names: Tealliocaris loudonensis Peach 1908 [synonym], Tealliocaris tarrasiana Peach 1908 [synonym]
Fm. †Tylocarididae Taylor et al. 1998
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G. †Fujianocaris Taylor et al. 1998
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Fujianocaris bifurcatus Taylor et al. 1998
G. †Tylocaris Taylor et al. 1998
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Tylocaris asiaticus Taylor et al. 1998
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: omnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-02-03 08:12:00
Modified: 2010-02-04 15:07:01
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Famennian to the top of the Capitanian or 364.70000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Belgium (Liege) Tealliocaris walloniensis (208028 208029)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Belgium Tealliocaris walloniensis (131916)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7USA (Pennsylvania) Pseudotealliocaris palincsari (157596)
Visean346.7 - 330.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Pseudogalathea sp., Tealliocaris sp., Tealliocaris woodwardi (220874)
Asbian340.0 - 336.0United Kingdom (Scotland) Tealliocaris sp. (84940)
Pendleian330.9 - 327.0United Kingdom (Scotland) Tealliocaris sp. (134654)
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9United Kingdom (Lancashire) Anthracaris sp., Pygocephalus cooperi (172765)
Westphalian B316.9 - 314.6United Kingdom (Scotland) Anthrapalaemon glaber (216573)
Westphalian B316.9 - 314.6United Kingdom (England) Apus dubius (216649)
Westphalian B - Westphalian C316.9 - 309.8United Kingdom (England) Necroscilla wilsoni (216793)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.5USA (Illinois) Anthrapalaemon gracilis (152106)
Stephanian C301.0 - 300.4Germany Anthrapalaemon sp. (216759)
Artinskian - Kungurian290.1 - 272.3Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) Liocaris huenei (230311)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) Pygocephalomorpha indet. (116120 116121)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Russian Federation Jerometichenoria grandis (96859)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Italy Sosiocaris schrami (179196)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51China (Fujian) Fujianocaris bifurcatus (96862) Fujianocaris bifurcatus, Tylocaris asiaticus (96861)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Hunan) Fujianocaris bifurcatus (96863)