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Courtessolium

Trilobita - Phacopida - Cheiruridae

Taxonomy
Courtessolium was named by Pribyl and Vanek (1985) [Sepkoski's age data: O l Sepkoski's reference number: ZR85]. It is not extant. Its type is Pseudosphaerexochus (Pateraspis) prepater.

It was assigned to Phacopida by Sepkoski (2002); to Cheiruridae by Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Pilekiinae by Perez-Peris et al. (2021).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Courtessolium Pribyl and Vanek
2002Courtessolium Jell and Adrain p. 361
2002Courtessolium Sepkoski
2021Courtessolium Perez-Peris et al. p. 859

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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
suborderCheirurinaHarrington and Leanza 1957
familyCheiruridaeHawle and Corda 1847
subfamilyPilekiinae(Sdzuy 1955)
genusCourtessoliumPribyl and Vanek 1985

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. †Courtessolium Pribyl and Vanek 1985
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Courtessolium prepater Courtessole and Pillet 1975
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-15 23:31:45
Modified: 2009-12-16 01:31:45
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Floian or 477.10000 to 471.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Floian477.1 - 471.3France (Montagne Noire) Pseudosphaerexochus prepater (20827)