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Diacoryphe (Diacoryphe) palpebralifera

Trilobita - Proetida - Phillipsiidae

Taxonomy
Diacoryphe palpebralifera was named by Hahn et al. (1995). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Pfaffenberg, Oberes Muehltal near Obernitz, south of Saalfeld, 6 delta, which is in a Hastarian carbonate limestone in the Gleitsch Formation of Germany.

It was recombined as Diacoryphe (Diacoryphe) palpebralifera by Gandl et al. (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Diacoryphe palpebralifera Hahn et al.
2015Diacoryphe (Diacoryphe) palpebralifera Gandl et al. p. 42

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
superfamilyProetoideaHawle and Corda 1847
familyPhillipsiidaeOehlert 1886
subfamilyArchegoninaeHahn and Brauckmann 1984
genusDiacoryphe
subgenusDiacoryphe
speciespalpebralifera()

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: deposit feedero
Vision: blindg
Created: 2009-12-19 02:38:19
Modified: 2009-12-19 04:38:19
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Fortey and Owens 1999, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Hastarian or 358.90000 to 353.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hastarian358.9 - 353.8Germany (Thuringia) Diacoryphe palpebralifera (type locality: 37229)
Hastarian358.9 - 353.8Germany Diacoryphe palpebralifera (42857)