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Tyrannophontes theridion

Malacostraca - Stomatopoda - Tyrannophontidae

Taxonomy
Tyrannophontes theridion was named by Schram (1969). It is not extant. Its type locality is Mazon Creek, Essex fauna, which is in a Moscovian deltaic mudstone/siderite in the Carbondale Formation of Illinois. It is the type species of Tyrannophontes.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Tyrannophontes theridion Schram p. 261
2024Tyrannophontes theridion Bicknell et al. p. 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
RankNameAuthor
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
infraclassHoplocarida(Calman 1904)
orderStomatopodaLatreille
suborderArchaeostomatopodea
familyTyrannophontidae
genusTyrannophontes
speciestheridion

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.

Tyrannophontes theridion Schram 1969
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: omnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-02-03 08:12:00
Modified: 2010-02-04 15:07:01
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Moscovian to the top of the Kasimovian or 315.20000 to 303.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Illinois) Tyrannophontes theridion (type locality: 230306)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7USA (Nebraska) Tyrannophontes theridion (237042)