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Taenicephalus shumardi

Artiopoda - Olenida - Parabolinoididae

Taxonomy
Conocephalites shumardi was named by Hall (1863).

It was recombined as Taenicephalus shumardi by Ulrich and Resser (1924), Grant (1965), Stitt (1971).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1863Conocephalites shumardi Hall p. 154 figs. pI. 7, figs. 1, 2; pI. 8, fig. 32
1924Taenicephalus shumardi Ulrich and Resser
1965Taenicephalus shumardi Grant pp. 137 - 138 figs. pl. 12 f. 21-22, 25-26
1971Taenicephalus shumardi Stitt p. 32 figs. PI. 2, fig. 17

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderOlenida
familyParabolinoididaeLochman 1956
genusTaenicephalusUlrich and Resser 1924
speciesshumardi()

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
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Spines: minorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-09 08:20:28
Modified: 2009-06-09 10:20:28
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Sunwaptan or 493.50000 to 488.90000 Ma

Collections (45 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Franconian497.0 - 486.85USA (Missouri) Taenicephalus shumardi (9143 9160 9163 9166 9167 9168 9184 9185 9186 9187 9189 9205 9207 9211 9212)
Franconian497.0 - 486.85USA (Wyoming) Taenicephalus shumardi (8950)
Franconian497.0 - 486.85USA (South Dakota) Taenicephalus shumardi (9711 9712 9714 9715 9717 9719 9720 9721 9722 9724 9725 9728 9730)
Sunwaptan493.5 - 488.9Canada (Alberta) Taenicephalus shumardi (54086 64686)
Sunwaptan493.5 - 488.9USA (Montana) Taenicephalus shumardi (136737 152248)
Sunwaptan493.5 - 488.9USA (Oklahoma) Taenicephalus shumardi (240500 240501 240502 240503 240504 240505 240506 240507 240508)
Sunwaptan493.5 - 488.9USA (Pennsylvania) Taenicephalus shumardi (156653 156654 156665)