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Cyclopyge vigilans

Trilobita - Asaphida - Cyclopygidae

Taxonomy
Phylacops vigilans was named by Cooper and Kindle (1936).

It was recombined as Cyclopyge vigilans by Owen and Bruton (2012).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Phylacops vigilans Cooper and Kindle
2012Cyclopyge vigilans Owen and Bruton p. 979

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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
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyCyclopygoideaRaymond 1925
familyCyclopygidae
genusCyclopygeHawle and Corda 1847
speciesvigilans(Cooper and Kindle 1936)

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.

Cyclopyge vigilans Cooper and Kindle 1936
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Spines: noneg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: nektonicf
Diet: microcarnivoref
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-08 12:11:04
Modified: 2009-06-08 14:11:04
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Ashgill to the top of the Gamachian or 449.50000 to 443.10000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Edenian - Gamachian451.0 - 443.1Canada (Quebec) Phylacops vigilans (37799)
Richmondian - Gamachian449.6 - 443.1Canada (Quebec) Phylacops vigilans (37469 37790)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1Canada (Quebec) Cyclopyge vigilans (13131)