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Acanthopyge

Trilobita - Lichida - Lichidae

Taxonomy
Acanthopyge was named by Hawle and Corda (1847) [Sepkoski's age data: D Eife Sepkoski's reference number: 774].

It was assigned to Ceratarginae by Chatterton and Perry (1977); to Lichida by Sepkoski (2002); to Lichidae by Ebach and Ahyong (2001) and Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Trochurinae by Thomas and Holloway (1988) and Pollitt et al. (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Acanthopyge Hawle and Corda
1977Acanthopyge Chatterton and Perry p. 785
1988Acanthopyge Thomas and Holloway p. 219
2001Acanthopyge Ebach and Ahyong
2002Acanthopyge Jell and Adrain p. 336
2002Acanthopyge Sepkoski
2005Acanthopyge Pollitt et al. p. 238

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderLichidaMoore 1959
familyLichidaeHawle and Corda 1847
subfamilyTrochurinaePhleger 1936
genusAcanthopygeHawle and Corda 1847

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. †Acanthopyge Hawle and Corda 1847
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Subg. †Acanthopyge (Acanthopyge) Hawle and Corda 1847
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Invalid names: Lichas (Euarges) Gürich 1901 [synonym]
Subg. †Acanthopyge (Jasperia) Thomas and Holloway 1988
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Subg. †Acanthopyge (Mephiarges) Richter and Richter 1930
†Acanthopyge granulosa Roemer 1852
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: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-15 22:40:01
Modified: 2009-12-16 00:40:01
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Sheinwoodian to the top of the Givetian or 433.40000 to 382.70000 Ma

Collections (29 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Canada (Northwest Territories) A. rohri (26004 26005) A. rohri, A. sp. (25997)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Ukraine A. sp. (23349)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0China (Yunnan) A. orientalis (27771)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Australia (Victoria) A. sp. (7196)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Morocco A. sp. (27056 27062) A. sp. A (27060)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Czech Republic (Prague) A. parva (12071)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Czech Republic A. parva (10342)
Pragian - Middle Devonian410.8 - 382.7Czech Republic A. parva (10344)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Australia (New South Wales) A. bifida (224279)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5USA (Nevada) A. sp. (648)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Canada (Northwest Territories) A. sp. (3924)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5USA (Alaska) A. sp. (3483)
Zlichovian409.1 - 391.9USA (Alaska) A. sp. (3478)
Couvinien409.1 - 387.7Australia (New South Wales) A. bifida (188209)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Canada (Ontario) A. sp. (23102)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Australia (New South Wales) A. bifida (39884 39886)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9Morocco A. sp. (208204)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Morocco A. haueri (27125)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Czech Republic (Barrandia) A. haueri (12040 12252)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Germany (Hessen) A. haueri, A. granulosa (229648)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Czech Republic (Koneprusy) A. haueri (12257)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Czech Republic A. haueri (10474)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Germany A. granulosa (5907)