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Dunopyge

Trilobita - Phacopida - Acastidae

Taxonomy
Dunopyge was named by Struve (1998). Its type is Cryphaeus drevermanni.

It was assigned to Asteropyginae by Struve (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Dunopyge Struve

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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
superfamilyAcastoidea
familyAcastidaeDelo 1935
subfamilyAsteropyginaeDelo 1935
genusDunopygeStruve 1998

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. †Dunopyge Struve 1998
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Dunopyge drevermanni Richter 1909
Dunopyge lebanzaensis Smeenk 1983
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: carnivoresubo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-15 22:42:55
Modified: 2009-12-16 00:42:55
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Fortey and Owens 1999, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Siegen to the top of the Late/Upper Emsian or 413.02000 to 393.47000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Siegen413.02 - 410.62Spain (Palencia) Treveropyge lebanzaensis (234794)
Siegen413.02 - 410.62Spain Treveropyge lebanzaensis (234800)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47Luxembourg D. drevermanni (232220)