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Eccoptochile (Eccoptochiloides)

Trilobita - Phacopida - Cheiruridae

Taxonomy
Eccoptochile (Eccoptochiloides) was named by Prantl and Pribyl (1947).

It was assigned to Eccoptochile by Prantl and Pribyl (1947).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1947Eccoptochile (Eccoptochiloides) Prantl and Pribyl

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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
familyCheiruridaeHawle and Corda 1847
subfamilyEccoptochilinaeLane 1971
genusEccoptochileHawle and Corda 1847
subgenusEccoptochiloidesPrantl and Pribyl 1947

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.

Subg. †Eccoptochile (Eccoptochiloides) Prantl and Pribyl 1947
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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
Spines: majorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedg
Created: 2009-06-10 07:32:54
Modified: 2010-01-13 05:35:45
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Zahorany to the top of the Harnagian or 459.30000 to 457.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Letna - Harnagian463.3 - 457.2Czechia Eccoptochile tumescens (3861)
Zahorany - Late/Upper Ordovician459.3 - 443.1Czechia Eccoptochile tumescens (3865)