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Ctenocephalus (Hartella) matthewi

Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Conocoryphidae

Taxonomy
Conocephalites matthewi was named by Hartt (1868).

It was recombined as Conocoryphe matthewi by Walcott (1884); it was recombined as Ctenocephalus (Hartella) matthewi by Matthew (1885).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Conocephalites matthewi Hartt p. 646 fig. 224
1884Conocoryphe matthewi Walcott
1885Ctenocephalus (Hartella) matthewi Matthew p. 106

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
familyConocoryphidaeAngelin 1854
genusCtenocephalusMatthew 1885
subgenusHartella
speciesmatthewi(Hartt 1868)

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.

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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: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: blindf
Created: 2009-12-19 03:53:59
Modified: 2009-12-19 05:53:59
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the St Davids to the top of the Delamaran or 506.50000 to 505.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3Canada (New Brunswick) Hartella matthewi (34599)
St Davids506.5 - 497.0Canada (New Brunswick) Hartella matthewi (34600)