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Oryctocephalinae

Trilobita - Corynexochida - Oryctocephalidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Oryctocephalinae Beecher
1994Oryctocephalinae Sundberg p. 31
1997Oryctocephalinae Sundberg and McCollum p. 1071
2003Oryctocephalinae Sundberg and McCollum p. 345
2006Oryctocephalinae Sundberg p. 67

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderCorynexochida
suborderCorynexochinaKobayashi 1935
familyOryctocephalidaeBeecher 1897
subfamilyOryctocephalinaeBeecher 1897
subfamilyOryctocephalinaeBeecher 1897

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.

Subfm. †Oryctocephalinae Beecher 1897
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G. †Oryctocephalites Resser 1939
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†Parachangaspis haopingensis Yang et al. 1993
†Oryctocephalites gelasinus Shergold 1969
†Oryctocephalites incertus Tchernysheva 1962
†Oryctocephalites kueizhouensis Lu and Chien 1974
†Oryctocephalites limbatus Tchernysheva 1962
†Oryctocephalites longus Zhao and Yuan 2002
†Oryctocephalites opiki Shergold 1969
†Oryctocephalites palmeri Sundberg and McCollum 1997
†Oryctocephalites rasettii Sundberg and McCollum 1997
†Oryctocephalites resseri Rasetti 1951
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Invalid names: Oryctocephalites walcotti Resser 1938 [synonym]
†Oryctocephalites runcinatus Shergold 1969
†Oryctocephalites sulcatus Shergold 1969
†Oryctocephalites taijiangensis Zhao and Yuan 2002
†Oryctocephalites vicinus Tchernysheva 1962
G. †Oryctocephalus Walcott 1886
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†Oryctocephalus americanus Sundberg and McCollum 2003
†Oryctocephalus elongatus Zhao et al. 1997
†Oryctocephalus granulatus Korovnikov 2008
†Oryctocephalus incurvus Lu and Chien 1974
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Invalid names: Oryctocephalus kobayashii Saito 1934 [objective synonym]
†Oryctocephalus nyensis Palmer and Halley 1979
†Oryctocephalus primus Walcott 1886
†Oryctocephalus reticulatus Lermontova 1940
G. †Tonkinella Mansuy 1916
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†Tonkinella breviceps Kobayashi 1934
†Tonkinella gavrilovae Dalmatov 1975
†Tonkinella spinosa Sundberg 2006
†Tonkinella valida Tchernysheva 1962
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-14 23:31:52
Modified: 2009-12-15 01:31:52
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Duyunian to the top of the Merioneth or 514.50000 to 486.85000 Ma

Collections (182 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cambrian538.8 - 506.5Spain (Aragon) Tonkinella sequei (120550)
Early/Lower Cambrian538.8 - 506.5Canada (Northwest Territories) Oryctocephalus sp. (156202)
Cambrian538.8 - 486.85Argentina (San Juan ) Tonkinella sp. (200108)
Cambrian538.8 - 486.85Argentina (Mendoza) Tonkinella sp. (200109)
Lenian516.0 - 508.2USA (Nevada) Oryctocephalites palmeri (9821)
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7USA (Utah) Oryctocephalus walcotti (75633 75634)
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7USA (Nevada) Oryctocephalinae indet., Oryctocephalites palmeri (9820) Oryctocephalites palmeri (10569 204998 204999 205000 205007)
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7USA (Idaho) Oryctocephalus walcotti (75632)
Duyunian514.5 - 506.5China (Guizhou) Oryctocephalites longus (235427 235431) Oryctocephalites taijiangensis (235484)
Duyunian514.5 - 506.5China (Hubei) Parachangaspis haopingensis (127080)
Duyunian - Taijangian514.5 - 504.5China (Guizhou) Oryctocephalus incurvus (107162 107169 107173) Oryctocephalus sp. (107175)
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3Canada (British Columbia) Oryctocephalus burgessensis (84424 84425 84427) Oryctocephalus matthewi, Oryctocephalus burgessensis (84426 84428) Oryctocephalus sp. (197 121959) Oryctocephalus sp. No. 2 (225262) Tonkinella stephensis (225256)
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3Mexico (Sonora) Oryctocephalus sp. (90558)
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3USA (Utah) Oryctocephalus walcotti (75635) Tonkinella breviceps (134059 134068 134070 134111 134115 134116) Tonkinella breviceps, Tonkinella valida (10565 134113 134117)
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3USA (Idaho) Oryctocephalus sp. (207) Oryctocephalus walcotti (76096)
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3USA (Nevada and California) Oryctocephalites sp. (202)
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3USA (Nevada) Oryctocephalina maladensis, Oryctocephalites typicalis (149565) Oryctocephalites claytonensis (69444) Oryctocephalites claytonensis, Oryctocephalites runcinatus, Oryctocephalus americanus (69437) Oryctocephalites rasetti (205010) Oryctocephalites rasettii (205001) Oryctocephalites runcinatus (69429 69433 69445 69447) Oryctocephalites runcinatus, Oryctocephalus americanus (69430 69443 69446 69489) Oryctocephalites typicalis (77188) Oryctocephalus americanus (69402 69405 69406 69409 69428 69436 69440 69456 69480 69482 69486 69487) Oryctocephalus indicus (10588 69449 69451 69452 69453 69454 69455 69488 205002) Oryctocephalus maladensis, Oryctocephalites typicalis (155985) Oryctocephalus nyensis (149389 205006) Oryctocephalus orientalis, Oryctocephalus americanus (69434) Oryctocephalus primus (155984) Oryctocephalus sp. A, Oryctocephalus americanus (69414) Oryctocephalus spp., Oryctocephalus indicus (10587) Tonkinella breviceps (134255) Tonkinella breviceps, Tonkinella valida (134249 134253 134254 134257)
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3USA (Pennsylvania) Oryctocephalus sp. (214 7864 7865)
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3USA (California) Oryctocephalites walcotti, Tonkinella spinosa (219702) Oryctocephalus indicus (69513 205003 205004 205005) Oryctocephalus indicus, Oryctocephalites resseri (69516) Oryctocephalus indicus, Oryctocephalus nyensis (69515) Oryctocephalus orientalis (69511) Oryctocephalus sp. (69506)
Amgan508.2 - 504.5Russian Federation (Siberia) Tonkinella gavrilovae (235454) Tonkinella khorbusuokensis (10002)
Amgan508.2 - 504.5Kazakhstan Tonkinella flexa, Tonkinella laevigata, Tonkinella optima, Tonkinella valida (9973) Tonkinella optima, Tonkinella valida (9976) Tonkinella stephensis, Tonkinella valida (9970) Tonkinella valida (9977)
Amgan508.2 - 504.5Russian Federation Oryctocephalus n. sp. 3, Oryctocephalus reticulatus, Oryctocephalus granulatus (235444) Oryctocephalus reticulatus, Oryctocephalus reynoldsiformis (235429) Oryctocephalus reticulatus, Oryctocephalus reynoldsiformis, Oryctocephalus vicinus (235430)
Solvan508.2 - 504.5Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Tonkinella occidentalis (10816 10817 10826 10830 10849)
Solvan508.2 - 504.5Australia (New South Wales) Oryctocephalus opiki, Oryctocephalus reynoldsi (56533)
Solvan508.2 - 504.5USA (Nevada) Oryctocephalites rasettii (9233)
Solvan508.2 - 504.5Canada (British Columbia) Oryctocephalites resseri (56703 56718)
Templetonian508.0 - 504.5Australia (Northern Territory) Oryctocephalites runcinatus (75265)
Templetonian508.0 - 504.5Australia (Northwest Territory) Oryctocephalina lancastrioides (235452)
Templetonian508.0 - 504.5USA (Nevada) Oryctocephalites sp. indet. (225158)
Taijangian506.5 - 504.5China (Guizhou) Oryctocephalus indicus (79769 79770 125159 125162 128092 128093 128095 128099 128100 128114 128115 128117 128118 128119 128120 128251 128252 128253 128254 128256 128257 128258 128259 128262 128263 128264) Oryctocephalus indicus, Oryctocephalites longus (235428) Oryctocephalus indicus, Oryctocephalus elongatus (128261) Oryctocephalus indicus, Oryctocephalus opiki (125164) Oryctocephalus opiki (125169) Oryctocephalus tongrenensis (125171)
Taijangian506.5 - 504.5China (Henan) Tonkinella flabelliformis (129013)
Wuliuan506.5 - 504.5Argentina (Mendoza) Oryctocephalites reynoldsi (222585 223357)
Wuliuan - Topazan506.5 - 504.5Mexico Tonkinella valida (236858)
Middle Cambrian506.5 - 497.0USA (Idaho) Oryctocephalus walcotti (127486)
Middle Cambrian506.5 - 497.0India Oryctocephalus salteri (116461 116462 116463 116465)
St Davids506.5 - 497.0Canada (Northwest Territories) Oryctocephalus sp. (209)
St Davids506.5 - 497.0Spain (Leon) Tonkinella breviceps (55503)
St Davids506.5 - 497.0India (Himachal Pradesh) Oryctocephalus salteri, Oryctocephalus opiki, Oryctocephalites sulcatus (46501)
St Davids506.5 - 497.0Canada (British Columbia) Oryctocephalus sp. (215)
St Davids506.5 - 497.0USA (Montana) Tonkinella stephenensis (7202)
St Davids506.5 - 497.0USA (Nevada) Oryctocephalus primus (50110 50111 50112 50115) Oryctocephalus sp. (50097 50301 50331)
Topazan505.3 - 504.5USA (Idaho) Oryctocephalus maladensis, Oryctocephalites typicalis (50208)
Tuesaian505.3 - 503.0Kazakhstan Tonkinella stephensis, Tonkinella flexa, Tonkinella laevigata, Tonkinella valida (118054)
Menevian504.5 - 499.5USA (Utah) Tonkinella sp. (10507)
Merioneth497.0 - 486.85USA (Idaho) Oryctocephalites sp., Oryctocephalus sp., Tonkinella sp. (198)
Merioneth497.0 - 486.85Canada (Alberta-British Columbia) Tonkinella sp. (213)