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Eophacops

Trilobita - Phacopida - Phacopidae

Taxonomy
Eophacops was named by Delo (1935) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ldov-m S Ludl-u Sepkoski's reference number: 393].

It was assigned to Phacopidae by Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Phacopida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data
E. fontana

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Eophacops Delo
1971Bullicephalus Pribyl and Vanek
2002Eophacops Jell and Adrain p. 373
2002Eophacops Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderPhacopinaStruve 1959
superfamilyPhacopoideaHupe 1953
familyPhacopidaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusEophacopsDelo 1935

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. †Eophacops Delo 1935
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Invalid names: Bullicephalus Pribyl and Vanek 1971 [synonym]
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
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Spines: noneg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivoresubo
Vision: well-developedf
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Harrington et al. (1959).g
Created: 2009-06-09 12:45:54
Modified: 2009-06-09 14:45:54
Source: g = genus, f = family, subo = suborder, c = class
References: Fortey and Owens 1999, Harrington et al. 1959, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Hirnantian to the top of the Ohesaare or 445.20000 to 419.20000 Ma

Collections (47 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Edenian - Gamachian451.0 - 443.7Canada (Quebec) E. primaeva (37792 37800)
Hirnantian - Rhuddanian445.2 - 440.8Canada (British Columbia) E. sp. (3357)
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8Russian Federation (Siberia) E. sp. (3341 3344)
Rhuddanian - Aeronian443.4 - 438.5Russian Federation (Siberia) E. quadrilineatus (206542)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4Russian Federation (Siberia) E. quadrilineatus (206319)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4Paraguay E. sp. (25570)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4USA (Virginia) E. sp. (527)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Russian Federation (Siberia) E. ovatus (206347)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Czech Republic E. trapeziceps (14096 14123)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Canada (Nunavut) E. sp. (26002)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (Iowa) E. sp. (25031)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (Arkansas) E. fontana (26020 229058)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Ukraine E. sp. (23350 23365 23455)
Wenlock - Ludlow433.4 - 423.0USA (Wisconsin) E. handwerki (24937)
Wenlock - Ludlow433.4 - 423.0USA (Illinois) E. handwerki (24935 24936 24938)
Wenlock - Silurian433.4 - 419.2USA (Wisconsin) E. handwerki (13024 13040 13041 13104)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4Czech Republic E. alter (14055) E. trapeziceps (14048 14097 14098 14101)
Homerian - Gorstian430.5 - 425.6Sweden (Gotland) E. musheni (13601)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6Czech Republic E. bulliceps (14104 14106 14125) E. sp. (14049)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6Ukraine E. sp. (23375)
Gorstian - Ludfordian427.4 - 423.0Czech Republic E. bulliceps (14066)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Japan (Skikoku) E. sp. (188692)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Morocco E. bulliceps (27053)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Ukraine E. sp. (23356 23357)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0Sweden (Gotland) E. sp. (13618)
Kaugetuma423.0 - 421.5Estonia E. helmuti (195606)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Estonia E. helmuti (13730)
Ohesaare421.5 - 419.2Estonia E. serotinus (13731)