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Machaeridia

Polychaeta - Phyllodocida

Taxonomy
Machaeridia was named as a class. It was considered monophyletic by Vinther et al. (2008).

It was reranked as the unranked clade Machaeridia by Parry et al. (2019).

It was assigned to Animalia by Adrain (1992); to Problematica by Sepkoski (2002); to Annelida by Vinther et al. (2008); and to Aphroditiformia by Parry et al. (2019).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1916Turrilepadida Pilsbry
1992Machaeridia Adrain p. 24
2002Machaeridia Sepkoski
2002Turrilepadida Sepkoski
2008Machaeridia Vinther et al.
2019Machaeridia Parry et al. p. 4 fig. 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumAnnelidaLamarck 1809
RankNameAuthor
classPolychaetaGrube 1850
subclassAciculataRouse and Fauchald 1997
orderPhyllodocidaDales 1962
suborderAphroditiformiaLevinsen 1883
—Machaeridia
—Machaeridia

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.

Unr. †Machaeridia
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Unr. †Cuniculepadida Parry et al. 2014
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Fm. †Lepidocoleidae Clarke 1896
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G. †Lepidocoleus Faber 1886
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†Lepidocoleus jamesi Hall and Whitfield 1875
†Lepidocoleus kuangguoduni Gügel et al. 2017
Fm. †Turrilepadidae Clark 1896
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G. †Turrilepas Woodward 1865
Or. †Hercolepadida Dzik 1986
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G. †Aenigmatectus Hoare and Mapes 1996
G. †Hercolepas Withers 1915
Or. †Lepidocoleomorpha Schallreuter 1985
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G. †Plumulites Barrande 1872
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†Plumulites australis Talent 1963
†Plumulites bengtsoni Vinther et al. 2008
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Fm. †Plumulitidae Jell 1979
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Invalid names: Turrilepadida Pilsbry 1916 [invalid subgroup]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: grazerc
Vision: limitedc
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: Surficial, fully motile slow, grazing according to Bambach et al (2007).c
Created: 2009-09-21 12:29:35
Modified: 2009-09-21 14:29:35
Source: c = class
Reference: Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Arenig to the top of the Serpukhovian or 478.60000 to 323.20000 Ma

Collections (108 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Morocco Plumulites bengtsoni (203101)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7United Kingdom (Scotland) Turrilepadidae indet. (184347)
Tremadocian485.4 - 477.7South Korea Plumulites sp. (215847 215848 215850 215851)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0Morocco Plumulites sp. (20979)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0France (Montagne Noire) Lepidocoleus sp., Plumulites sp. (20826)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0USA (Nevada) Machaeridia indet. (64601)
Floian477.7 - 470.0Morocco (Anti Atlas) Machaeridia indet. (166731)
Floian477.7 - 470.0China (Hunan) Machaeridia indet. (226639)
Floian477.7 - 470.0Morocco Plumulites sp. (197278)
Middle Ordovician470.0 - 458.4USA (New York) Lepidocoleus jamesi (181523)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4Ireland Plumulites sp. (381)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4South Korea (Kangwon-do) Plumulites chikunensis (56171)
Sarka466.0 - 466.0Czech Republic Plumulites sp. (3857)
Letna - Harnagian460.9 - 457.2Czech Republic Plumulites folliculum (3861)
Dobrotivian459.0 - 457.9Spain (Cuidad Real) Plumulites sp. (20891)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5Poland Deltacoleus crassus, Mojczalepas multilamellosa (233109)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5Sweden (Vestergotland) Lepidocoleus suecicus (76077 76079 76080)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5USA (New York) Lepidocoleus jamesi (340)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5Sweden Lepidocoleus sp., Plumulites sp. (380)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5Turkey Plumulites sp. (192900)
Caradoc - Ashgill458.4 - 443.7Morocco Plumulites sp. (20961)
Idavere458.0 - 453.0Sweden (Skania) Lepidocoleus sp., Plumulites sp. (2770)
Idavere458.0 - 453.0Sweden (Skane) Lepidocoleus sularpensis, Plumulites scoticus (80104)
Bohdalec457.5 - 445.2Czech Republic (Praha) Plumulites sp. (99690)
Vinice - Late/Upper Ordovician457.5 - 443.8Czech Republic Plumulites sp. (3863)
Zahorany - Late/Upper Ordovician457.5 - 443.8Czech Republic Plumulites sp., Turrilepas sp. (3865)
Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Lepidocoleus jamesi (219965)
Marshbrookian - Actonian455.0 - 453.0Norway (Hadeland) Plumulites sp. (2761)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2Canada (Ontario) Lepidocoleus jamesi (173252)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Kentucky) Lepidocoleus sp. (72714 72717)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2Canada (Quebec) Lepidocoleus sp. (440)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Ohio) Lepidocoleus sp. (383 384 386)
Harju450.5 - 443.8Sweden Plumulites sp. (378 379)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Ohio) Lepidocoleus sp. (387 388 391)
Maysvillian - Ashgill450.2 - 443.7USA (Ohio) Lepidocoleus sp. (389 390)
Kralodvorian449.8 - 445.2Italy (Sardinia) Machaeridia indet. (185151)
Kralodvorian449.8 - 445.2Czech Republic (Praha) Lepidocoleus sp. (151986 151988)
Kralodvorian - Hirnantian449.8 - 443.4Czech Republic (Praha) Lepidocoleus sp. (151987 151989)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Ohio) Lepidocoleus sp. (367 73035)
Pusgillian449.5 - 449.2United Kingdom (England) Lepidocoleus suecicus (43780)
Pusgillian449.5 - 449.2Sweden Lepidocoleus sp. (2773)
Cautleyan - Rawtheyan449.2 - 445.2United Kingdom (Wales) Machaeridia indet. (8389)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2Morocco (Zagora) Plumulites sp. (193841)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2United Kingdom (Wales) Machaeridia indet. (8370 8373)
Porkuni445.6 - 443.7Sweden (Östergötland) Turrilepas sp. (186269)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4United Kingdom (Wales) Machaeridia indet. (8405)
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8United Kingdom (England) Machaeridia indet. (13806 13808)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4USA (Alaska) Compacoleus sp., Lepidocoleus britannicus, Turrilepas n. sp. A (99507)
Aeronian - Telychian440.8 - 433.4USA (Wisconsin) Machaeridia indet. (2846)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4United Kingdom Compacoleus sp., Lepidocoleus sp., Turrilepas sp. (99376)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Russian Federation (Severnaya Zemlya) Plumulites sp. (85024)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Australia (Victoria) Plumulites sp. (8028)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4United Kingdom (Scotland) Machaeridia indet. (23299 23301 23302)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (Tennessee) Plumulites sp. (26802)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (Wisconsin) Machaeridia indet. (688)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (Indiana) Machaeridia indet. (26778)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (New York) Machaeridia indet. (13047 13050)
Wenlock - Ludlow433.4 - 423.0USA (Tennessee) Lepidocoleus sp. (26817)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4Czech Republic Plumulites minimus (14028 14077)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6Australia (Australian Capital Territory) Turrilepas sp. (25683)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0France Plumulites sp. (26110)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2USA (New York) Lepidocoleus reinhardi (491)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Australia (Victoria) Plumulites sp. (7196)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Australia (Victoria) Plumulites australis (75698)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Morocco Lepidocoleus rugatus (150334 150363 150506 150508 150580)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Canada (Yukon) Turrilepas sp. (606)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Czech Republic (Moravia) Lepidocoleus indet. (25063)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Spain (Aragon) Plumulites sp. (40498)
Kinderhookian358.9 - 352.0USA (Indiana) Machaeridia indet. (6734)
Chadian346.7 - 340.0USA (Indiana) Turrilepas sp. (2208)
Chadian346.7 - 340.0USA (Tennessee) Machaeridia indet. (6914)
Chadian - Arundian346.7 - 340.0USA (Tennessee) Machaeridia indet. (6915 6916 6917 6918)
Chadian - Arundian346.7 - 340.0USA (Indiana) Turrilepas sp. (557)
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9USA (Alabama) Machaeridia indet. (6766 6782 6823 6835 6841 6847)
Serpukhovian330.9 - 323.2USA (Oklahoma) Clarkeolepis clarkei, Clarkeolepis elegans, Turrilepas whithersi (5611)