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Elyx

Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Conocoryphidae

Taxonomy
Elyx was named by Brogger (1879) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm uMid-u Sepkoski's reference number: 81]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Ptychopariida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Conocoryphidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1879Elyx Brogger
2002Elyx Jell and Adrain p. 371
2002Elyx Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
familyConocoryphidaeAngelin 1854
genusElyxBrogger 1879

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. †Elyx Brogger 1879
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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: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: blindf
Created: 2009-12-19 03:53:59
Modified: 2009-12-19 05:53:59
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: St Davids or 506.50000 to 497.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
St Davids506.5 - 497.0Greenland E. trapezoidalis (10488)