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Sphaerocoryphe punctata

Artiopoda - Phacopida - Cheiruridae

Taxonomy
Sphaerocoryphe punctata was named by Angelin (1854).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. akimbo, S. goodnovi, S. hastata, S. murphyi, S. pemphis, S. thomsoni

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Sphaerocoryphe punctata Angelin
1907Deiphon punctatus Wiman

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderCheirurinaHarrington and Leanza 1957
familyCheiruridaeHawle and Corda 1847
subfamilyDeiphoninaeRaymond 1913
genusSphaerocorypheAngelin 1854
speciespunctataAngelin 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.

†Sphaerocoryphe punctata Angelin 1854
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Invalid names: Deiphon punctatus Wiman 1907 [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: 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 Rawtheyan to the top of the Hirnantian or 448.80000 to 443.10000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Katian452.8 - 445.2Sweden (Dalarna) Sphaerocoryphe punctata (124939)
Katian - Hirnantian452.8 - 443.1Sweden (Dalarne) Sphaerocoryphe punctata (73413)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Netherlands Sphaerocoryphe punctata (192067)
Pirgu - Hirnantian449.5 - 443.1Sweden (Dalarne) Sphaerocoryphe punctata (73408)
Cautleyan - Hirnantian449.2 - 443.1Ireland Sphaerocoryphe punctata (161780)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2United Kingdom (England) Sphaerocoryphe punctata (161737)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.1Sweden (Dalarne) Sphaerocoryphe punctata (73460)