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Dolichoharpes

Artiopoda - Harpetida - Harpetidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1949Dolichoharpes Whittington
2002Dolichoharpes Ebach and McNamara
2002Dolichoharpes Jell and Adrain p. 368
2002Dolichoharpes Sepkoski
2021Dolichoharpes Beech and Lamsdell p. 2221

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderHarpetida(Whittington 1959)
familyHarpetidaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusDolichoharpesWhittington 1949

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. †Dolichoharpes Whittington 1949
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†Dolichoharpes arctica Whittington 1954
†Dolichoharpes doranni Whittington 1950
†Dolichoharpes reticulata Whittington 1949
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Invalid names: Dolichoharpes procliva Esker, III 1964 [synonym]
†Dolichoharpes uniseralis Raymond 1925
†Dolichoharpes uniserialis Raymond 1925
†Dolichoharpes villosus Koroleva 1978
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
Spines: minorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedf
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Harrington et al. (1959).g
Created: 2009-06-09 21:49:16
Modified: 2010-02-08 08:40:18
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Middle Ordovician to the top of the Edenian or 471.30000 to 450.20000 Ma

Collections (43 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Ordovician471.3 - 458.2USA (Kentucky) D. sp. (124619)
Middle Ordovician471.3 - 458.2USA (Tennessee) D. sp. (319)
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3Canada (Northwest Territories) D. reticulata (24621 25932 25933 25934 25935 26054 26055 26057) D. sp. (315)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3Canada (Quebec) D. sp. (111361 111363 111431 111432)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3USA (New York) D. sp. (103004 103009 103014 103300)
Chazyan - Caradoc471.3 - 449.5Canada (Northwest Territories) D. reticulata (25308 25309 25310)
Sandbian458.2 - 452.8Canada (Newfoundland) D. sp. (192738)
Sandbian458.2 - 452.8United Kingdom (Scotland) D. sp. (208121)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8Canada (British Columbia) D. sp. (35426)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8USA (Virginia) D. reticulata (73342)
Shermanian - Edenian457.3 - 450.2Canada (Northwest Territories) D. sp. (24637)
Ashbyan457.3 - 449.6USA (Virginia) D. reticulata (73341)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6Canada (Northwest Territories) D. reticulata (24628)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Virginia) D. reticulata (73340 73343)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Oklahoma) D. reticulata (23892)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Iowa/Wisconsin) D. reticulatus (23118 23119 23120)
Blackriveran - Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Northwest Territories) D. reticulata (24634)
Rocklandian - Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Northwest Territories) D. sp. (24635)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Northwest Territories) D. sp. (25313)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois) Eoharpes uniserialis (154952)
Trentonian457.3 - 449.6USA (Missouri) Eoharpes uniserialis (89024)
Katian452.8 - 445.2Canada (Ontario) D. sp. (228229)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2Canada (Quebec) D. dentoni (163865)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2Canada (Northwest Territories) D. sp. (24636)