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Raphiophorinae

Trilobita - Trinucleida - Raphiophoridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Raphiophorinae Angelin
1975Raphiophorinae Fortey p. 65
2019Raphiophorinae Zhou and Zhou p. 159

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderTrinucleida(Swinnerton 1915)
familyRaphiophoridaeAngelin 1854
subfamilyRaphiophorinaeAngelin 1854
subfamilyRaphiophorinaeAngelin 1854

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. †Raphiophorinae Angelin 1854
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G. †Ampyx Dalman 1827
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Subg. †Ampyx (Parampyx) Zhang 1981
†Ampyx abnormalis Yi 1957
†Ampyx americanus Safford and Vogdes 1889
†Ampyx binodulosus Reed 1896
†Ampyx camurus Raymond 1925
†Ampyx cetsarum Fortey and Owens 1978
†Ampyx compactus Ross and Barnes 1967
†Ampyx delicatulus Fortey 1975
†Ampyx foveolatus Angelin 1854
†Ampyx laeviusculus Billings 1865
†Ampyx lobatus Cooper 1953
†Ampyx nasutus Dalman 1827
†Ampyx porcus Fortey 1975
†Ampyx priscus Thoral 1935
†Ampyx punctolineatus Zhou and Fortey 1986
†Ampyx spongiosus Fortey 1975
†Ampyx toxotis Fortey 1975
†Ampyx virginiensis Cooper 1953
†Ampyx walcotti Kobayashi 1955
Invalid names: Brachyampyx Forbes 1849 [objective synonym]
G. †Ampyxella Dean 1960
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†Ampyxella aculeata Angelin 1854
G. †Ampyxinella Korleva 1959
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†Ampyxinella rotundata Zhang 1979
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Invalid names: Ampyxinella circulare Zhang 1981 [synonym], Ampyxinella ovata Zhang 1979 [synonym]
G. †Ampyxoides Whittington 1965
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†Ampyxoides inermis Fortey 1975
†Ampyxoides semicostatus Billings 1865
G. †Bulbaspis Chugaeva 1956
G. †Cnemidopyge Whittard 1955
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†Cnemidopyge bisecta Elles 1940
†Cnemidopyge costata Boeck 1838
†Cnemidopyge nuda Murchison 1839
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Invalid names: Ampyx latus M'Coy 1851 [synonym]
†Cnemidopyge nuda granulata Whittard 1955
†Cnemidopyge parva Hughes 1969
†Cnemidopyge tenuis Kennedy 1988
G. †Damghanampyx Ghobadi Pour et al. 2007
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†Damghanampyx ginteri Ghobadi Pour et al. 2007
G. †Edmundsonia Cooper 1953
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†Edmundsonia typa Cooper 1953
G. †Globampyx Fortey 1975
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†Globampyx popovkiensis Balashova 1966
†Globampyx sexsegmentatus Fortey et al. 2024
†Globampyx sinalae Norford and Ross 1978
†Globampyx trinucleoides Fortey 1975
G. †Mendolaspis Rusconi 1951
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†Mendolaspis doidyx Fortey 1975
†Mendolaspis paradoidyx Zhang 1981
†Mendolaspis salagastensis Rusconi 1951
G. †Miaopopsis Lu 1965
G. †Raphiophorus Angelin 1854
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†Raphiophorus lamasi Harrington and Leanza 1957
G. †Rhombampyx Fortey 1975
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†Rhombampyx chinensis Weller 1913
†Rhombampyx glaber Poulsen 1965
†Rhombampyx rhombos Fortey 1975
†Rhombampyx tragula Fortey 1975
†Rhombampyx yii Lu 1965
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: suspension feederf
Vision: blindf
Created: 2009-12-13 23:10:26
Modified: 2012-08-27 07:27:49
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Hunneberg to the top of the Pridoli or 482.90000 to 419.62000 Ma

Collections (381 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ibexian488.9 - 471.3USA (California) Globampyx sp. (205357) Globampyx trinucleoides (205358)
Ibexian488.9 - 471.3Norway (Spitsbergen) Ampyx delicatulus (106475)
Tremadocian486.85 - 477.1Morocco (Anti-Atlas) Ampyx sp. (166727)
Tremadocian486.85 - 477.1Morocco Ampyx priscus (235486) Ampyx sp. (235487 235489)
Tremadocian - Floian486.85 - 471.3Iran Ampyx sp. (66868)
Ordovician486.85 - 443.1United Kingdom Ampyx spp. (182520)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Colombia Raphiophorus sp. (8864)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Iran Damghanampyx ginteri (116235 116238 116241)
Hunneberg482.9 - 475.6Sweden Ampyx sp. (3194)
Moridunian477.1 - 473.8United Kingdom (Wales) Ampyx cetsarum (3682)

Youngest occurrences
Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Aeronian440.5 - 438.6United Kingdom (England) Ampyx sp. (454) Raphiophorus aloniensis (50285)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6United Kingdom (England) Raphiophorus parvulus (23091)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (Arkansas) Raphiophorus niagarensis (26020)
Homerian430.6 - 426.7Czechia Raphiophorus roualti (14028 14050 14103) Raphiophorus sp. (14102)
Gorstian426.7 - 425.0Algeria Raphiophorus rouaulti (27153)
Gorstian - Ludfordian426.7 - 422.7Czechia Raphiophorus roualti (14127)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7United Kingdom (England) Raphiophorus sp. (482)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Morocco Raphiophorus roualti (27029) Raphiophorus rouaulti (27053)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7Austria Raphiophorus roualti (13908)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Italy (Sardinia) Ampyx ouralti (26173) Raphiophorus sp. (26187)