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Liocalymene

Trilobita - Phacopida - Calymenidae

Taxonomy
Liocalymene was named by Raymond (1916) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ldov-u].

It was assigned to Phacopida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Calymenidae by Raymond (1916), Jell and Adrain (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1916Liocalymene Raymond p. 29
2002Liocalymene Jell and Adrain p. 398
2002Liocalymene Sepkoski

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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
familyCalymenidaeMilne-Edwards 1840
genusLiocalymene

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. †Liocalymene Raymond 1916
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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: actively mobilef
Life habit: nektobenthicf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 14:42:12
Modified: 2012-08-27 07:17:38
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Rhuddanian to the top of the Wenlock or 443.10000 to 426.70000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5Canada (Ontario) L. sp. (26776)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9USA (New York) L. clintoni (77052 77054) L. sp. (459)
Llandovery - Wenlock443.1 - 426.7USA (New York) L. clintonensis (13045)
Llandovery - Ludlow443.1 - 422.7USA (Maryland) L. clintoni (40722 40723 41009 41010 41094)
Aeronian440.5 - 438.6USA (New York) L. sp. (26777)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9USA (Virginia) L. clintoni (41080) L. sp. (527)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9USA (New York) L. clintoni (76754 82567) L. clintoni, L. niagarensis (77053) L. sp. (26853)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9USA (West Virginia) L. clintoni (40725) L. sp. (40728)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (New York) L. clintoni (13053)