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Sphaerocoryphe

Artiopoda - Phacopida - Cheiruridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Sphaerocoryphe Angelin
1881Cheirurus (Sphaerocoryphe) Schmidt p. 166
1925Sphaerocoryphe Warburg
1974Sphaerocoryphe Neuman and Bruton
1980Sphaerocoryphe Owen and Bruton
1981Sphaerocoryphe Owen
1991Sphaerocoryphe Kielan-Jaworowska et al.
1998Sphaerocoryphe Zhou et al. p. 725
2002Sphaerocoryphe Jell and Adrain p. 447
2002Sphaerocoryphe 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
suborderCheirurinaHarrington and Leanza 1957
familyCheiruridaeHawle and Corda 1847
subfamilyDeiphoninaeRaymond 1913
genusSphaerocorypheAngelin 1854

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. †Sphaerocoryphe Angelin 1854
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†Sphaerocoryphe dentata Angelin 1854
†Sphaerocoryphe gemina Tripp et al. 1997
†Sphaerocoryphe granulata Angelin 1854
†Sphaerocoryphe kingi Ingham 1974
†Sphaerocoryphe longispina Tripp et al. 1997
†Sphaerocoryphe ludvigseni Chatterton 1980
†Sphaerocoryphe major Ruedemann 1901
†Sphaerocoryphe psiles Tripp 1954
†Sphaerocoryphe punctata Angelin 1854
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Invalid names: Deiphon punctatus Wiman 1907 [synonym]
†Sphaerocoryphe robusta Walcott 1875
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-developedg
Created: 2010-01-10 01:31:04
Modified: 2010-01-10 03:31:04
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Llanvirn to the top of the Homerian or 468.00000 to 426.70000 Ma

Collections (113 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3Canada (Northwest Territories) S. ludvigseni (25932) S. pemphis (24621 25933)
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3USA (New York) S. goodnovi (56212 172320)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3USA (New York) S. goodnovi (103000 103002 103003 103004 103009 103012)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3USA (Vermont) S. goodnovi (103286)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3Canada (Quebec) S. sp. (111363)
Kunda469.1 - 464.3Sweden S. sp. (188219)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1Norway (Trøndelag) S. sp. (191062)
Early/Lower Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2Sweden S. sp. (2938 2939)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2Sweden (Vastergotland) S. sp. (77085)
Llandeilo - Aurelucian461.1 - 456.6United Kingdom (Scotland) S. akimbo (182196) S. akimbo, S. sp. (182194) S. sp. (182195)
Uhaku459.7 - 458.0Sweden (Dalarne) S. sp. (166338)
Uhaku459.7 - 458.0Russian Federation S. sp. (167734)
Costonian458.2 - 457.2United Kingdom (Scotland) S. hastata (76076)
Costonian - Harnagian458.2 - 457.2Sweden S. sp. (2766 2769)
Harnagian458.2 - 457.2Ireland S. pemphis (50607)
Aurelucian458.2 - 456.6United Kingdom (Scotland) S. hastata (181541) S. sp. (181539)
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.2 - 454.0United Kingdom (Wales) S. sp. (3372)
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.2 - 454.0Norway S. sp. (2948)
Sandbian458.2 - 452.8Canada (Newfoundland) S. sp. (192738)
Sandbian458.2 - 452.8United Kingdom (Scotland) S. pemphis (208115 208117 208120 208122 208125 208129) S. sp. (208121 208123 208124)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5Ireland S. murphyi (182517) S. pemphis (50601)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5Sweden (Vastergotland) S. sp. (76909 76910)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5United Kingdom (Scotland) S. psiles (188938)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5USA (Virginia) S. sp. (326)
Caradoc - Ashgill458.2 - 443.1Canada (Quebec) S. sp. (13129)
Idavere458.0 - 452.8Sweden (Skania) S. sp. (2770)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8USA (Virginia) S. gemina, S. longispina (73342)
Mohawkian457.3 - 451.0USA (Nevada) S. sp. (104491)
Shermanian - Edenian457.3 - 450.2Canada (Northwest Territories) S. robustus (24637)
Ashbyan457.3 - 449.6USA (Virginia) S. gemina, S. longispina (73341 73345)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Virginia) S. gemina, S. longispina (73343 102231)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Oklahoma) S. sp. (23892)
Rocklandian - Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Northwest Territories) S. robustus (24635)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Northwest Territories) S. sp. (25313 25314 25315 25316 25317 25318)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois) S. arachniformis (154952)
Wildernessian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Northwest Territories) S. sp. (26955)
Burrellian456.6 - 452.5United Kingdom (Scotland) S. thomsoni (165043 192744)
Marshbrookian - Actonian455.0 - 453.0Norway (Hadeland) S. sp. (167370)
Keila453.9 - 452.8Sweden (Skåne) S. sp. (153973)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0USA (New York) S. robusta (181521)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0USA (Missouri) S. arachniformis (154953)
Oandu452.8 - 451.8Norway S. sp. (162532)
Katian452.8 - 445.2Sweden (Dalarna) S. punctata (124939)
Katian452.8 - 445.2Kazakhstan S. sp. (162198 162199)
Katian - Hirnantian452.8 - 443.1Sweden (Dalarne) S. punctata (73413)
Eastonian452.3 - 449.0Australia (New South Wales) S. sp. (2745 188479 236049)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2Canada (Quebec) S. robustus (163865)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2Canada (Northwest Territories) S. robustus (24636)
Edenian - Richmondian451.0 - 445.5Canada (Quebec) S. dentata (223274)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Nevada) S. sp. (78050)
Richmondian - Gamachian449.6 - 443.1Canada (Quebec) S. sp. (37469 37790)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Sweden (Vastergotland) S. dentata (74932 164813) S. sp. (164847)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Netherlands S. punctata (192067)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Sweden (Dalarne) S. dentata (163432)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1USA (Nevada) S. sp. (359)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1Canada (Quebec) S. sp. (13131)
Pirgu - Hirnantian449.5 - 443.1Sweden (Dalarne) S. punctata (73408)
Cautleyan - Rawtheyan449.2 - 445.2United Kingdom (Wales) S. sp. (8291)
Cautleyan - Hirnantian449.2 - 443.1Ireland S. punctata (161780)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2United Kingdom (Wales) S. sp. (3675) S. sp. nov. (196867) S. thomsoni (8327 192503)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2Norway (Oslo-Asker) S. sp. (366)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2Norway S. kingi (163020 163365)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2United Kingdom (England) S. punctata (161737) S. sp. (3667 3671 3676)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2Belgium S. thomsoni (185310)
Rawtheyan - Hirnantian448.8 - 443.1Norway S. kingi (163364)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.1Sweden (Dalarne) S. punctata (73460)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9Australia (Queensland) S. sp. (40018)
Homerian430.6 - 426.7United Kingdom (England) S. sp. (23097 229052)