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Dindymene

Trilobita - Phacopida - Encrinuridae

Taxonomy
Dindymene was named by Hawle and Corda (1847). Its type is Dindymene fridericiaugusti.

It was assigned to Dindymeninae by Owen (1981) and Kielan-Jaworowska et al. (1991); to Phacopida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Encrinuridae by Jell and Adrain (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Dindymene Hawle and Corda
1960Cornovica Whittard
1981Dindymene Owen
1991Dindymene Kielan-Jaworowska et al.
2002Dindymene Jell and Adrain p. 367
2002Cornovica Sepkoski
2002Dindymene Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderCheirurinaHarrington and Leanza 1957
familyEncrinuridaeAngelin 1854
subfamilyDindymeninaeHenningsmoen 1959
genusDindymeneHawle and Corda 1847

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. †Dindymene Hawle and Corda 1847
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†Dindymene brevicaudata Kolobova 1972
†Dindymene fridericiaugusti Hawle and Corda 1847
†Dindymene longicaudata Kielan 1960
†Dindymene megacranidia Kobayashi and Hamada 1985
†Dindymene ornata Linnarsson 1869
†Dindymene ovalis Weir 1959
†Dindymene plasi Kielan 1960
†Dindymene whittingtoni Owen and Bruton 2012
Invalid names: Cornovica Whittard 1960 [synonym]
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: carnivorec
Vision: blindg
Created: 2010-01-09 06:51:54
Modified: 2010-01-09 08:51:54
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Llanvirn to the top of the Ludlow or 468.00000 to 423.00000 Ma

Collections (29 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arenig478.6 - 466.0United Kingdom (England) D. sp. (3705)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1United Kingdom D. didymograpti (69814)
Dobrotivian459.0 - 457.9Czech Republic D. plasi (3859)
Dobrotivian459.0 - 457.9Czech Republic (Central Bohemia) D. plasi (192908)
Sandbian458.4 - 453.0Kazakhstan D. brevicaudata, D. longicaudata (162196) D. longicaudata (162194)
Actonian - Onnian454.0 - 449.5China (AnHui) D. sp. (7848)
Katian453.0 - 445.2Russian Federation (Siberia) D. sp. (205626)
Katian453.0 - 445.2Ireland D. ovalis (162246)
Harju450.5 - 443.8Sweden D. sp. (378 379)
Kralodvorian449.8 - 445.2Czech Republic (Praha) D. fredericiangusti (151985) D. sp. (151988)
Kralodvorian - Rawtheyan449.8 - 445.2Czech Republic D. fridericiaugusti (238013) D. sp. (3879)
Pusgillian449.5 - 449.2China (Guizhou) D. sp. (4750)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Sweden (Vastergotland) D. ornata (164813)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Sweden (Dalarne) D. ornata (164811)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Sweden (Västergötland) D. longicaudata (164848)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7USA (Maine) Eodindymene sp., D. ornata (185954)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2Norway D. sp. (163020)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2United Kingdom (Wales) D. hughesiae (8327 192503) D. sp. (3675)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2United Kingdom (England) D. sp. (3666 3671 3676 3681)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Japan (Skikoku) D. megacranidia (188692)