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Goniophrys

Artiopoda - Proetida - Telephinidae

Taxonomy
Goniophrys was named by Ross (1951) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren-l O Llvi-l Sepkoski's reference number: 383,1066]. Its type is Goniophrys prima.

It was assigned to Proetida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Telephinidae by Fortey (1975), Jell and Adrain (2002).

Species
G. prima (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Goniophrys Ross p. 81
1975Goniophrys Fortey p. 94
2002Goniophrys Jell and Adrain p. 379
2002Goniophrys Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
familyTelephinidaeMarek 1952
genusGoniophrys

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. †Goniophrys Ross 1951
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Goniophrys prima Ross 1951
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: actively mobilef
Life habit: nektonicf
Diet: microcarnivoref
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-09-21 20:13:25
Modified: 2012-08-27 07:33:12
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Stairsian to the top of the Rangerian or 483.40000 to 470.30000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ibexian488.9 - 471.3USA (Nevada) G. sp. (104536)
Stairsian483.4 - 481.7USA (Idaho) G. prima (103822 228263 228264)
Stairsian483.4 - 481.7USA (Utah) G. prima (104110 104137 104144 104252)
Tulean481.7 - 475.3USA (Nevada) G. sp. (291)
Rangerian471.3 - 470.3USA (Nevada) G. sp. (104448)
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) G. breviceps (104800)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) G. breviceps (104862)