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Weyerites

Trilobita - Phacopida - Phacopidae

Taxonomy
Weyerites was named by Crônier and Feist (2000).

It was assigned to Phacopinae by Crônier and Feist (2000).

Species
W. ensae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Weyerites Crônier and Feist pp. 506 - 507

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderPhacopinaStruve 1959
superfamilyPhacopoideaHupe 1953
familyPhacopidaeHawle and Corda 1847
subfamilyPhacopinaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusWeyerites

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.

G. †Weyerites Crônier and Feist 2000
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†Weyerites ensae Richter and Richter 1926
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
C. Crônier and R. Feist 2000Genre des Phacopinae avec les particularit› suivantes: Glabelle surplombant l›233 le bord frontal; sillons glabellaires $2 et $3 souvent indistincts; sillon pr› cipital S1 continu (tr.); lobes lat› pr› peu diff› 233 lobe oculaire petit, convexe, tourn› vers l'avant; surface visuelle de contour elliptique avec peu de lentilles; sillon palp› orient› vers l'int› sillon de fermeture= profond, large (tr.), court (sag.), continu (tr.), nettement d› mit› par des cr6tes; bande post› de la doublure c› que large (sag.), deux fois plus large que le sillon de fermeture; surface du c› tuberculeuse. Pygidium relativement large (tr.) et court; axe pro› graduellement fusel› post› avec quelques anneaux (5) et quelques c6tes (4); sillons axiaux et pleuraux davantage profonds s'effaqant post› sillons interpleuraux indistincts ou l›233 ment indiqu› sur les c6tes ant›
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivoresubo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 18:21:11
Modified: 2009-12-16 01:24:24
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, c = class
References: Fortey and Owens 1999, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Famennian or 365.20000 to 358.86000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86Germany (Thuringia) Phacops ensae (234938)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86United Kingdom (England) Phacops ensae (234932 234936)