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Coronocephalus

Artiopoda - Phacopida - Encrinuridae

Taxonomy
Coronocephalus was named by Grabau (1924) [Sepkoski's age data: S Wenl-l Sepkoski's reference number: 651]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Encrinurinae by Evitt and Tripp (1977); to Trilobita by Sepkoski (2002); and to Encrinuridae by Jell and Adrain (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Coronocephalus Grabau
1977Coronocephalus Evitt and Tripp p. 119
1977Coronocephalina Wu
2002Coronocephalus Jell and Adrain p. 360
2002Coronocephalus 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
familyEncrinuridaeAngelin 1854
subfamilyEncrinurinaeAngelin 1854
genusCoronocephalusGrabau 1924

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. †Coronocephalus Grabau 1924
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Invalid names: Coronocephalina Wu 1977 [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: well-developedg
Created: 2010-01-09 08:08:01
Modified: 2010-01-09 10:08:01
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Ashgill to the top of the Sheinwoodian or 449.50000 to 430.60000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1China (HaiNanDao) C. sp. (4681)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9China (Guizhou) C. sp. (25851)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9China (Sichuan) C. sp. (25734)
Llandovery - Wenlock443.1 - 426.7China (Jiangxi) C. rex (27897)
Aeronian440.5 - 438.6China C. sp. (164269)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9Australia (Queensland) C. urbis (40018)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9China (Sichuan) C. changningensis (192930) C. tenuisulcatus, C. rongxiensis (27908)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9China (Shaanxi) C. sp. (167883)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6China (Guizhou) C. sp. (27792)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7China (Sichuan) C. sp. (27874)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7China (Jiangsu) C. ovatus, C. sp. (27751)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7Australia (Australian Capital Territory) C. urbis (25679)