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Staurocephalus murchisoni

Trilobita - Phacopida - Encrinuridae

Taxonomy
Staurocephalus murchisoni was named by Barrande (1846). It is the type species of Staurocephalus.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. lagena, S. oarion

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Staurocephalus murchisoni Barrande

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderCheirurinaHarrington and Leanza 1957
familyEncrinuridaeAngelin 1854
familyStaurocephalidaePrantl and Pribyl 1947
genusStaurocephalusBarrande 1846
speciesmurchisoniBarrande 1846

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.

†Staurocephalus murchisoni Barrande 1846
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Spines: majorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedg
Created: 2009-06-10 07:50:13
Modified: 2010-01-09 08:31:21
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Katian to the top of the Homerian or 452.80000 to 426.70000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Katian452.8 - 445.2Ireland Staurocephalus murchisoni (162246)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6Czechia Staurocephalus murchisoni (14046 14051 14093) Staurocephalus sp. (14124)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7Czechia Staurocephalus murchisoni (14090)
Homerian430.6 - 426.7United Kingdom Staurocephalus murchisoni (165514)
Homerian430.6 - 426.7Czechia Staurocephalus murchisoni (14050 14102)