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Hypermecaspidinae

Artiopoda - Olenida - Olenidae

Taxonomy
Hypermecaspidinae was named by Harrington and Leanza (1957).

It was assigned to Olenidae by Henningsmoen (1959).

Subtaxa
Hypermecaspis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Hypermecaspidinae Harrington and Leanza p. 43
1959Hypermecaspidinae Henningsmoen

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderOlenida
familyOlenidaeBurmeister 1843
subfamilyHypermecaspidinaeHarrington and Leanza 1957
subfamilyHypermecaspidinaeHarrington and Leanza 1957

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.

Subfm. †Hypermecaspidinae Harrington and Leanza 1957
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G. †Hypermecaspis Harrington and Leanza 1957
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†Hypermecaspis alveus Fortey 1974
†Hypermecaspis armata Harrington and Leanza 1957
†Hypermecaspis branisai Pribyl and Vanek 1980
†Hypermecaspis brevifrons Fortey 1974
†Hypermecaspis bulmani Harrington and Leanza 1957
†Hypermecaspis chamarrensis Waisfeld 2001
†Hypermecaspis edselbrussai Waisfeld and Vaccari 2009
†Hypermecaspis inermis Harrington and Leanza 1957
†Hypermecaspis latigena Fortey 1974
†Hypermecaspis mimitis Henderson 1983
†Hypermecaspis occidentalis Waisfeld 2001
†Hypermecaspis rugosa Brøgger 1882
†Hypermecaspis venerabilis Fortey and Owens 1978
†Hypermecaspis venulosa Fortey 1974
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 18:16:45
Modified: 2009-12-19 06:27:27
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Stairsian to the top of the Llanvirn or 483.40000 to 458.20000 Ma

Collections (44 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ibexian488.9 - 471.3Norway (Spitsbergen) Hypermecaspis latigena (106475) Hypermecaspis venulosa, Tropidopyge alveus (106470)
Ibexian488.9 - 471.3USA (California) Hypermecaspis brevifrons (205358)
Gasconadian486.85 - 477.1USA (Nevada) Hypermecaspis kolouros (104507) Hypermecaspis sp. (104513)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Argentina (Salta) Hypermecaspis inermis, Hypermecaspis armata (235373) Hypermecaspis sp. nov. Waisfeld and Vaccari 2006, Hypermecaspis sp. (235372)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1China (Zhejian) Hypermecaspis asiatica (235380)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Norway Hypermecaspis sp. (3106)
Varangu483.8 - 482.9Norway (Oslo) Hypermecaspis rugosa (3183)
Stairsian483.4 - 481.7USA (Nevada) Hypermecaspis kolouros (278)
Moridunian477.1 - 473.8United Kingdom (Wales) Hypermecaspis venerabilis (3683)
Floian477.1 - 471.3Argentina Hypermecaspis edselbrussai (207950 207951)
Floian477.1 - 471.3Russian Federation (Siberia) Hypermecaspis lebediensis (205383)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0Norway (Spitsbergen) Hypermecaspis sp. (76645 76646 76648)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0United Kingdom Hypermecaspis venerabilis (236348)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0Australia (Queensland) Hypermecaspis mimitis (197362)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0Argentina Hypermecaspis Waisfeld 2001 sp., Hypermecaspis occidentalis, Hypermecaspis chamarrensis (235350) Hypermecaspis occidentalis (235351) Hypermecaspis sp. (8777 9009)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0Bolivia Hypermecaspis sp. (8846 9109 9111)
Arenigian477.1 - 468.0Argentina (Salta) Hypermecaspis armata (115843 115865) Hypermecaspis inermis (115821 115852 115853 115854 115856 115869 115871 115985)
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Hypermecaspis cf. bulmani sensu Whittington 1965 (235378)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Hypermecaspis bulmani (104862)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3Norway (Spitsbergen) Hypermecaspis brevifrons (106478) Hypermecaspis latigena (106476) Hypermecaspis latigena, Hypermecaspis brevifrons (106477)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2Bolivia Hypermecaspis bulmani (235377)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2Bolivia (Nor Cinti) Hypermecaspis branisai (9112)