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Decoroscutellum

Trilobita - Corynexochida - Styginidae

Taxonomy
Decoroscutellum was named by Snajdr (1958) [Sepkoski's age data: S Prid D Gedi Sepkoski's reference number: 421,1106]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Corynexochida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Styginidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Decoroscutellum Snajdr
2002Decoroscutellum Jell and Adrain p. 364
2002Decoroscutellum Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderCorynexochida
familyStyginidaeVogdes 1890
genusDecoroscutellumSnajdr 1958

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. †Decoroscutellum Snajdr 1958
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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: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-14 23:37:50
Modified: 2009-12-15 01:37:50
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Ludfordian to the top of the Pragian or 425.60000 to 407.60000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0Czech Republic D. haidingeri (14108) D. haidingeri, D. binotatum (14068) D. sp. (14110)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Czech Republic (Prague) D. hanusi (12068) D. lepidum, D. exoptatum (12072)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Czech Republic D. lepidum (10281 10315 14118 14119) D. sp. (14121)
Lochkovian - Middle Devonian419.2 - 382.7Czech Republic D. lepidum, D. hanusi (10314)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Morocco D. lepidum (27041)