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Calymenella

Trilobita - Phacopida - Homalonotidae

Taxonomy
Calymenella was named by Bergeron (1890) [Sepkoski's age data: O Ashg-u Sepkoski's reference number: 690 Sepkoski's age data: O Aren-l O Llde-u Sepkoski's reference number: 795]. Its type is Calymenella boisseli.

It was assigned to Homalonotidae by Harrington and Leanza (1957); to Reedocalymeninae by Dean (1983); to Phacopida by Sepkoski (2002), Sepkoski (2002); to Calymenidae by Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Eohomalonotinae by Thomas (1977), Congreve and Lieberman (2008).

Species
C. alcantarae, C. bayani, C. boisseli (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Calymenella Bergeron
1957Calymenella Harrington and Leanza
1977Calymenella Thomas p. 162
1983Calymenella Dean
2002Calymenella Jell and Adrain p. 354
2002Calpmenella Sepkoski
2002Calymenella Sepkoski
2008Calymenella Congreve and Lieberman p. 27

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderCalymeninaSwinnerton 1915
familyHomalonotidaeChapman 1890
subfamilyEohomalonotinaeHupe 1953
genusCalymenellaBergeron 1890

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. †Calymenella Bergeron 1890
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†Calymenella alcantarae Hammann and Henry 1978
†Calymenella bayani Tromelin and Lebesconte 1875
†Calymenella boisseli Bergeron 1890
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
Spines: noneg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Harrington et al. (1959).g
Created: 2009-06-09 21:06:47
Modified: 2009-06-09 23:06:47
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Dobrotivian to the top of the Telychian or 461.00000 to 432.90000 Ma

Collections (35 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2Argentina C. sp. (8893)
Letna - Harnagian463.3 - 457.2Czech Republic C. parvula (3861)
Dobrotivian461.0 - 459.7France (Finistere) C. sp. (20865)
Dobrotivian - Berounian461.0 - 450.1Spain (Jaen) C. sp. (21049)
Dobrotivian - Berounian461.0 - 450.1France (Calvados) C. sp. (20884)
Dobrotivian - Berounian461.0 - 450.1France (Manche) C. sp. (20847)
Berounian - Harnagian459.7 - 457.2Czech Republic C. parvula (155058)
Berounian459.7 - 450.1Spain (Cuidad Real) C. boisseli (166711)
Berounian459.7 - 450.1Czech Republic (Prague) C. sp. (76474)
Berounian459.7 - 450.1Morocco C. sp. (21001 56179 192913)
Berounian459.7 - 450.1France (Herault) C. sp. (21014)
Berounian459.7 - 450.1Turkey C. boisseli (64552)
Berounian459.7 - 450.1Spain (Caceres) C. alcantarae (20885)
Berounian459.7 - 450.1Spain (Caceres and Cuidad Real) C. boisseli (21047)
Berounian459.7 - 450.1Portugal C. sp. (20874)
Berounian - Caradoc459.7 - 449.5Spain (Sierra Morena and Cuidad Real) C. sp. (21020)
Berounian - Pusgillian459.7 - 449.2France (Languedoc-Roussillon) C. boisseli (166747)
Bohdalec459.3 - 445.2Czech Republic C. media (3872)
Zahorany - Late/Upper Ordovician459.3 - 443.1Czech Republic C. media (3866)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.2 - 443.1France Calymene bayani (174558 174559)
Katian452.8 - 445.2France Calymene bayani (174557)
Kralodvorian450.1 - 445.2Morocco (Maïder) C. sp. (20968)
Kralodvorian450.1 - 445.2Morocco C. sp. (155720)
Kralodvorian450.1 - 445.2Morocco (Zagora) C. sp. (20962)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2Morocco (Zagora) C. sp. (193841)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.1Argentina C. sp. (8890)
Kosovian445.2 - 443.1Morocco (Maïder) C. sp. (20996)
Kosovian445.2 - 443.1Morocco C. sp. (21002)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9USA (New York) C. sp. (450 451)
Aeronian - Telychian440.5 - 432.9USA (New York) C. rostrata (81899)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9USA (New York) C. rostrata (82569)