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Namuropyge

Trilobita - Proetida - Brachymetopidae

Taxonomy
Namuropyge was named by Richter and Richter (1939) [Sepkoski's age data: C (Tour-l) C (Bash-u)]. Its type is Namuropyge demaneti.

It was assigned to Aulacopleurinae by Thomas and Owens (1978); to Proetida by Sepkoski (2002); to Aulacopleuridae by Jell and Adrain (2003); and to Brachymetopinae by Müller et al. (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Namuropyge Richter and Richter pp. 1-29
1978Namuropyge Thomas and Owens p. 73
2002Namuropyge Sepkoski
2003Namuropyge Jell and Adrain p. 409
2021Namuropyge Müller et al. p. 136

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
superfamilyAulacopleuroidea(Angelin 1854)
familyBrachymetopidaePrantl and Pribyl 1951
subfamilyBrachymetopinaePrantl and Pribyl 1950
genusNamuropygeRichter and Richter 1939

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. †Namuropyge Richter and Richter 1939
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Subg. †Namuropyge (Coignops) Gandl 1980
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Subg. †Namuropyge (Coignouina) Reed 1943
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Subg. †Namuropyge (Cuyapyge) Müller et al. 2021
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†Namuropyge (Cuyapyge) brooksi Müller et al. 2021
Subg. †Namuropyge (Engelimorrisia) Müller et al. 2021
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†Namuropyge (Engelimorrisia) australis Engel and Morris 1991
Subg. †Namuropyge (Namuropyge) Richter and Richter 1939
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†Namuropyge (Namuropyge) demaneti Richter and Richter 1939
Subg. †Namuropyge (Tilsleya) Hahn and Hahn 1996
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†Namuropyge discors McCoy 1844
†Namuropyge kingi Richter and Richter 1939
†Namuropyge uniserialis Engel and Morris 1991
Invalid names: Coignouina Reed 1943 [synonym]
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: deposit feedero
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-19 02:32:28
Modified: 2009-12-19 04:32:28
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997, Fortey and Owens 1999

Age range: base of the Pragian to the top of the Brigantian or 413.02000 to 330.30000 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pragian - Early/Lower Emsian413.02 - 399.5Italy Coignouina coronata (26245)
Kinderhookian358.86 - 351.9USA (Missouri) N. armata (7389 7390) N. cuyahogae (229544) N. sp., N. armata (7391)
Kinderhookian358.86 - 351.9USA (New Mexico) N. sp. (64753)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7Australia (Queensland) N. australis (217040)
Karakubian - Cherepetian356.3 - 351.9France N. duponti (37316)
Ivorian353.7 - 346.7Spain (León) N. brevicauda (67109)
Osagean351.9 - 342.9USA (New Mexico) N. newmexicoensis (64758) N. sp. (64760)
Arundian346.7 - 339.9United Kingdom (Wales) N. kingi (229669)
Chadian346.7 - 339.9United Kingdom (England) N. decora (5963) N. glaphyra (5964)
Visean346.7 - 330.3Belgium N. demaneti (37130)
Visean346.7 - 330.3Australia (New South Wales) N. uniserialis (217042)
Asbian339.9 - 335.9United Kingdom (England) N. acanthina (5965) N. acanthina, N. kingi (5966)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3United Kingdom (England) N. acanthina (5967) N. kingi (229663 229670)