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Bradocryphaeus vanherlei

Artiopoda - Phacopida - Acastidae

Taxonomy
Bradocryphaeus vanherlei was named by Van Viersen and Bignon (2011) [= v e.p. 1926 Asteropyge (Asteropyge) supradevonica (Frech); Richter & Richter, pp. 215-218, pl. 12, figs. 30, 31. = v 1927 Asteropyge (Asteropyge) supradevonica Frech (sic); Maillieux, p. 81, pl. 4, fig. 2. = e.p. 1975 N. (Br.) supradevonica (Frech); Hahn & Hahn, p. 27, pl. 1, fig. 8. = 2007 Bradocryphaeus supradevonicus; Crônier & van Viersen, p. 481. = 2007 Bradocryphaeus cf. supradevonicus (Frech); van Viersen & Prescher, p. 158.]. Its type specimen is NHMM 2010023, a pygidium, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Loc018. The edge of "les Abannets", Nismes, which is in a Frasnian/Frasnian marine limestone/shale in the Moulin Liénaux Formation of Belgium.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
B. hispanicus, Neocalmonia mosana

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Bradocryphaeus vanherlei Van Viersen and Bignon p. 114 figs. Pl. 2, Figs A-M

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderPhacopinaStruve 1959
superfamilyAcastoidea
familyAcastidaeDelo 1935
subfamilyAsteropyginaeDelo 1935
genusBradocryphaeusHaas and Mensink 1970
speciesvanherlei

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.

†Bradocryphaeus vanherlei Van Viersen and Bignon 2011
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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: carnivoresubo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-15 22:42:55
Modified: 2009-12-16 00:42:55
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997, Fortey and Owens 1999

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Frasnian to the top of the Middle Frasnian or 382.31000 to 375.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Frasnian - Middle Frasnian382.31 - 375.2Belgium Bradocryphaeus vanherlei (type locality: 223258)