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Microparia

Artiopoda - Asaphida - Cyclopygidae

Taxonomy
Microparia was named by Hawle and Corda (1847) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren-l O Ashg-m Sepkoski's reference number: 2,378].

It was assigned to Cyclopygidae by Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Asaphida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Microparia Hawle and Corda
2002Microparia Jell and Adrain p. 407
2002Microparia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyCyclopygoideaRaymond 1925
familyCyclopygidae
genusMicropariaHawle 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. †Microparia Hawle and Corda 1847
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Subg. †Microparia (Heterocyclopyge) Marek 1961
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†Heterocyclopyge pachycephala Hawle and Corda 1847
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Invalid names: Selenoptychus rotundatus Hawle and Corda 1847 [synonym]
†Microparia (Heterocyclopyge) insolens Schuchert and Cooper 1930
†Microparia (Heterocyclopyge) kindlei Schuchert and Cooper 1930
Subg. †Microparia (Microparia) Hawle and Corda 1847
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Invalid names: Microparia (Paramicroparia) Zhang 1981 [synonym]
Subg. †Microparia (Quadratapyge) Zhou in Zhou et al 1977
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†Microparia (Quadratapyge) latilimbata Zhou in Zhou et al 1977
†Microparia grandis Salter and in Murchison 1859
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Spines: noneg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: nektonicf
Diet: microcarnivoref
Vision: well-developedf
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Harrington et al. (1959).g
Created: 2009-06-08 12:11:36
Modified: 2009-06-08 14:11:36
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Klabava to the top of the Rawtheyan or 477.10000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections (53 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Klabava477.1 - 469.4Czechia (Prague) M. sp. (76457)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0United Kingdom (England) M. sp. (3704 3706)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0China (Hunan) M. sp. (7700)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0United Kingdom M. grandis (236348)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1United Kingdom M. broggeri (69816 69819) M. broggeri, M. sp. A (69814) M. sp. B (69842) M. teretis (69815)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1United Kingdom (England) M. sp. (3707)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2Czechia (Prague) M. sp. (76458)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2United Kingdom M. broggeri (69741)
Liben - Late/Upper Llandeilo463.3 - 458.2Czechia Heterocyclopyge pachycephala (237966)
Letna - Harnagian463.3 - 457.2Czechia Heterocyclopyge sp. (3862)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2United Kingdom (Wales) M. lusca (216511)
Berounian459.7 - 450.1Czechia (Prague) Heterocyclopyge sp. (76472)
Vinice459.3 - 457.3Czechia Heterocyclopyge pachycephala (3864)
Vinice - Late/Upper Ordovician459.3 - 443.1Czechia Heterocyclopyge pachycephala (3863)
Sandbian458.2 - 452.8Kazakhstan M. sp. (162196)
Sandbian458.2 - 452.8Czechia Heterocyclopyge pachycephala (3856)
Sandbian458.2 - 452.8China (Xinjiang) M. acuta (188347 188349 188350 188352) M. acuta, M. chedaoensis (188351) M. chedaoensis (188342 188343 188345 188346)
Sandbian458.2 - 452.8China (Gansu) M. chedaoensis (182201)
Sandbian458.2 - 452.8United Kingdom (Scotland) M. sp. (115302)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5China (XinJiang) M. sp. (20802)
Longvillian - Marshbrookian457.2 - 454.0China (Hunan) M. sp. (7689)
Actonian - Onnian454.0 - 449.5China (JiangSu) M. sp. (7942)
Katian452.8 - 445.2China (JiangSu) M. adnascenta (192793 192794 192796)
Katian - Hirnantian452.8 - 443.1Kazakhstan (Abai) M. sp. (235977)
Edenian - Gamachian451.0 - 443.1Canada (Quebec) Cyclopyge kindlei (37791)
Harju450.5 - 443.1Sweden M. sp. (378 379)
Kralodvorian - Rawtheyan450.1 - 445.2Czechia M. sp. (3876)
Richmondian - Gamachian449.6 - 443.1Canada (Quebec) Cyclopyge insolens, Cyclopyge kindlei (37469 37790)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1Canada (Quebec) Heterocyclopyge insolens (76075) Heterocyclopyge insolens, Heterocyclopyge kindlei (13130 13131)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1USA (Maine) M. sp. (185954)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2United Kingdom (England) M. sp. (3666 3671 3676 3681)