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Americlidae

Cyclida - Americlidae

Taxonomy
Americlidae was named by Dzik (2008). It is not extant. Its type is Americlus.

It was assigned to Cyclida by Dzik (2008), Schram and Koenemann (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Americlidae Dzik p. 1517
2021Americlidae Schram and Koenemann p. 230

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
RankNameAuthor
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
infraclassHalicynaGall and Grauvogel 1967
orderCyclida(Glaessner 1928)
familyAmericlidae
familyAmericlidae

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.

Fm. †Americlidae Dzik 2008
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G. †Americlus Dzik 2008
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†Americlus americanus Packard 1885
†Americlus limbatus Rogers 1902
†Americlus packardi Rogers 1902
†Americlus rankini Woodward 1869
G. †Brittaniclus Schweitzer et al. 2020
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†Brittaniclus rankini Woodward 1868
†Brittaniclus scotti Woodward 1893
†Brittaniclus testudo Peach 1882
G. †Dziklus Schweitzer et al. 2020
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†Dziklus obesus Schram et al. 1997
G. †Malayacyclus Tang et al. 2023
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†Malayacyclus terengganuensis Tang et al. 2023
G. †Ohioclus Schweitzer et al. 2025
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†Ohioclus columbianensis Schweitzer et al. 2025
G. †Pavelskine Schweitzer et al. 2025
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†Pavelskine packardi Rogers 1902
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2004-02-29 09:38:49
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:38:49
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Visean to the top of the Missourian or 346.70000 to 303.70000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Visean346.7 - 330.3Malaysia (Terengganu) Malayacyclus terengganuensis (240949)
Pendleian330.3 - 326.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Americlus rankini (134654)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.4USA (Illinois) Cyclus americanus (21981)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7USA (kansas) Pavelskine packardi (275424)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7USA (Ohio) Ohioclus columbianensis (275423)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Missouri) Cyclus packardi (71507)