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Lygdozoon

Artiopoda - Phacopida - Dalmanitidae

Taxonomy
Lygdozoon was named by Holloway (1981) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ldov-u S Ludl Sepkoski's reference number: 574]. It is not extant.

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

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Lygdozoon Holloway
2002Lygdozoon Jell and Adrain p. 401
2002Lygdozoon Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderPhacopinaStruve 1959
superfamilyDalmanitoideaVogdes 1890
familyDalmanitidaeVogdes 1890
genusLygdozoonHolloway 1981

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. †Lygdozoon Holloway 1981
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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: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivoresubo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 14:50:16
Modified: 2009-12-16 01:04:43
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Fortey and Owens 1999, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Telychian to the top of the Wenlock or 438.60000 to 426.70000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Telychian438.6 - 432.9United Kingdom (England) L. weaveri (50142)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (Arkansas) L. collatum, L. arkansanum, L. anoplos, L. sp. 1, L. sp. 2 (26020)
Wenlock - Ludlow432.9 - 422.7USA (Illinois) L. arkansana (24936 24938)