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Ctenopyge bisulcata

Artiopoda - Olenida - Olenidae

Taxonomy
Olenus bisulcatus was named by Phillips (1848) [Phillips in Phillips & Salter 1848].

It was recombined as Sphaerophthalmus bisulcatus by Belt (1868); it was recombined as Ctenopyge (Ctenopyge) bisulcata by Henningsmoen (1957); it was recombined as Ctenopyge bisulcata by Westergård (1922), Høyberget and Bruton (2012).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Olenus bisulcatus Phillips pp. 35, 346 figs. fig. 1
1848Olenus bisulcatus Phillips and Salter pp. 35, 346 figs. fig. 1
1868Sphaerophthalmus bisulcatus Belt p. 10
1922Ctenopyge bisulcata Westergård p. 159 figs. pl. XII, figs. 19-25.
1957Ctenopyge (Ctenopyge) bisulcata Henningsmoen pp. 203 - 204 figs. pl. 5
2012Ctenopyge bisulcata Høyberget and Bruton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderOlenida
familyOlenidaeBurmeister 1843
genusCtenopygeLinnarsson 1880
speciesbisulcata(Phillips 1848)

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.

Ctenopyge bisulcata Phillips 1848
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
G. Henningsmoen 1957A Ctenopyge species with : almost parallcl-siclecl glabella; Sl strong, usually united ae1·oss glabella, other glabellar furrows very short ; oblique eyc ridges ; centres of palpebral lo bes opposite Sl or L2 ; interocular cheeks somewhat narrower than glabella at eye line ; postocular cheeks slightly less to slightly more than 1 . 5 times as wicle as occipital ring ; frec cheeks with long flattened spine. obtuse genal angle, and straight posterior lateral margin slightly shorter than com-ex anterior l ateral margin ; thorax with pleural regwns ( excluding spines) somewhat w ider than axi:; and lang flat pleural spines ( at !east posteriori y) ; hypo::toma with relatively short brim. Pygidium unknown.
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: nektobenthicg
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-04-11 12:33:09
Modified: 2009-04-11 14:33:09
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Niuchehean or 491.00000 to 486.85000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Merioneth497.0 - 486.85Norway (Østlandet) Ctenopyge bisulcata (190322 190323)
Merioneth497.0 - 486.85Sweden (Vastergotland) Ctenopyge bisulcata (235395)
Merioneth497.0 - 486.85Norway (Oslo Asker) Ctenopyge bisulcata (190286 190287)
Merioneth497.0 - 486.85Norway (Røyken) Ctenopyge bisulcata (190318 190319)
Merioneth497.0 - 486.85Sweden (Västergötland) Ctenopyge bisulcata (190325 190326)
Niuchehean491.0 - 486.85Norway (Naersnes) Ctenopyge bisulcata (156944)