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Presbynileus

Artiopoda - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Taxonomy
Presbynileus was named by Hintze (1954) [Sepkoski's age data: ]. Its type is Paranileus ibexensis.

It was assigned to Isotelinae by Fortey (1975); to Asaphida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Asaphidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Paranileus Hintze p. 196
1954Presbynileus Hintze
1975Presbynileus Fortey
2002Presbynileus Jell and Adrain p. 429
2002Presbynileus 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
superfamilyAsaphoideaSalter 1864
familyAsaphidaeBurmeister 1843
genusPresbynileusHintze 1954

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. †Presbynileus Hintze 1954
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Subg. †Presbynileus (Presbynileus) Jaanusson 1959
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†Presbynileus elongatus Hintze 1953
†Presbynileus ibexensis Hintze 1953
†Presbynileus utahensis Hintze 1953
Invalid names: Paranileus Hintze 1953 [replaced]
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
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Harrington et al. (1959).g
Created: 2009-06-08 12:05:53
Modified: 2009-06-08 14:05:53
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Tulean to the top of the Arenig or 481.70000 to 468.00000 Ma

Collections (66 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ibexian488.9 - 471.3USA (Nevada) P. ibexensis (104536) P. sp. (104312)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Canada (Alberta) P. latifrons (10901 10912 10916 10918 10919 10920 10921 10922 10924 10925 10927 10928 10929 10930 10932 10933 10946 10951 10955 10957)
Tulean481.7 - 475.3USA (Nevada) P. ibexensis (291) P. sp. (104541 104543 104544 104545 104546 104547)
Tulean481.7 - 475.3USA (Montana) P. sp. (287) P. sp. indet. (174361 174363)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0Australia (Queensland) P. utahensis (157059)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0Australia (Northern Territory) P. utahensis (157076 157077 157079)
Arenigian477.1 - 468.0USA (Utah) P. sp. (64496 64502 64508 64558)
Blackhillsian475.3 - 471.3Canada (British Columbia) P. sp. (111537)
Blackhillsian475.3 - 471.3USA (Nevada) P. ibexensis (104548) P. sp. (77184 104402 104403 104404 104570 104571 104631 104633)
Blackhillsian475.3 - 471.3Canada (Alberta) P. latifrons (10899 10915)
Blackhillsian475.3 - 471.3USA (California) Paranileus sp. (104636) P. sp. (104306)
Blackhillsian475.3 - 471.3USA (Utah) Paranileus elongatus (104127 105780) Paranileus ibexensis (104128 104130 104131 105779) Paranileus sp. (63929 104129) Paranileus utahensis (63810 63846) P. elongatus (69261)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3USA (Nevada) P. sp. (104361)