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Aulacopleuridae
Taxonomy
Aulacopleuridae was named by Angelin (1854). It is not extant. Its type is Aulacopleura.
It was assigned to Aulacopleuracea by Owens and Hammann (1990); to Proetida by Thomas and Owens (1978), Whittington et al. (1997), Owens and Fortey (2009); to Aulacopleurida by Adrain (2011); and to Aulacopleuroidea by Adrain and Kloc (1997), Lamsdell and Selden (2015).
It was assigned to Aulacopleuracea by Owens and Hammann (1990); to Proetida by Thomas and Owens (1978), Whittington et al. (1997), Owens and Fortey (2009); to Aulacopleurida by Adrain (2011); and to Aulacopleuroidea by Adrain and Kloc (1997), Lamsdell and Selden (2015).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1854 | Aulacopleuridae Angelin pp. 1-24 |
| 1972 | Pseudotrinodidae Koashibay and Hamada |
| 1978 | Aulacopleuridae Thomas and Owens p. 65 |
| 1990 | Aulacopleuridae Owens and Hammann |
| 1997 | Aulacopleuridae Adrain and Kloc p. 705 |
| 1997 | Aulacopleuridae Whittington et al. p. 300 |
| 2009 | Aulacopleuridae Owens and Fortey |
| 2011 | Aulacopleuridae Adrain p. 106 |
| 2015 | Aulacopleuridae Lamsdell and Selden p. 381 |
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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. †Aulacopleuridae Angelin 1854
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G. †Aulacopleura Hawle and Corda 1847
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Subg. †Aulacopleura (Aulacopleura) Hawle and Corda 1847
Subg. †Aulacopleura (Paraaulacopleura) Chaubet 1937
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†Aulacopleura (Paraaulacopleura) reedi Pribyl 1947
†Aulacopleura beyrichi Novák 1890
†Aulacopleura bohemica Pribyl 1947
Invalid names: Arethusina Barrande 1846 [objective synonym]
Subfm. †Aulacopleurinae Angelin 1854
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G. †Otarionides Alberti 1969
G. †Pseudotrinodus Kobayashi and Hamada 1971
G. †Coignops Gandl 1980
G. †Cyphaspides Novak 1890
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†Cyphaspides ammari Chatterton et al. 2020
†Cyphaspides holinensis Růžička 1939
†Cyphaspides nicoleae Chatterton et al. 2020
†Cyphaspides pankowskiorum Chatterton et al. 2020
G. †Dixiphopyge Brezinski 1988
G. †Malimanaspis Baldis and Longobucco 1977
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Invalid names: Goodsiraspis Adrain and Chatterton 1993 [synonym]
G. †Maurotarion Alberti 1969
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†Maurotarion minuscula Hall 1876
†Maurotarion struszi Chatterton 1971
†Maurotarion zlichovensis Pribyl and Vanek 1981
Invalid names: Branisella Pribyl and Vanek 1981 [synonym], Goniopleura Hawle and Corda 1847 [nomen oblitum], Tricornotarion Chatterton 1971 [synonym]
G. †Nitidocare Pribyl and Vanek 1985
G. †Songkania Chang 1974
Invalid names: Pseudotrinodidae Koashibay and Hamada 1972 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Fortey and Owens 1999 | |||||
Age range: base of the Dapingian to the top of the Kinderhookian or 470.00000 to 352.00000 Ma
Collections (115 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Arenigian | China (Hubei) | Aulacopleura dawanensis (116203) | |
| Dapingian | China (Hubei) | Aulacopleura dawanensis (116200 221220) | |
| Sandbian | United Kingdom (Scotland) | Otarion reedi (208120) | |
| Burrellian | United Kingdom (Scotland) | Aulacopleura reedi (192744) Aulacopleura sola, Aulacopleura reedi (165043) | |
| Katian | China | Aulacopleuridae indet. (236250) | |
| Hirnantian | New Zealand | Aulacopleuridae indet. (63097) | |
| Rhuddanian | Canada (Quebec) | Maurotarion sp. (184378 184380) | |
| Rhuddanian | Canada (Northwest Territories) | Aulacopleura ranfordi, Maurotarion messieri (26078) | |
| Llandovery | Canada (Northwest Territories) | Aulacopleura andersoni (26031 26036 26037 26043) Aulacopleura socialis (25505) | |
| Aeronian | Canada (Northwest Territories) | Aulacopleura ranfordi, Maurotarion messieri (26027) | |
| Aeronian | China (Hubei) | Songkania hanjiadianensis (27813) | |
| Aeronian | Greenland | Aulacopleura sp. (23053) | |
| Aeronian | Canada (Quebec) | Maurotarion richardsoni (185537 187777) | |
| Aeronian | Czech Republic | Aulacopleura krizi (14085 14087 14122) | |
| Aeronian | China (Guizhou) | Songkania hanjiadianensis (27847) | |
| Aeronian - Telychian | United Kingdom (Shropshire) | Maurotarion sp. (49600) | |
| Aeronian - Telychian | Canada (Quebec) | Aulacopleuridae indet. (185000) Maurotarion sp. (184998 186065) | |
| Telychian | China | Songkania sp. (27773) | |
| Telychian | Australia (Queensland) | Maurotarion sp., Aulacopleuridae indet. (40018) | |
| Telychian | Canada (Northwest Territories) | Aulacopleura andersoni (26030 26044) | |
| Telychian | China (Yunnan) | Songkania hanjiadianensis (27850) | |
| Telychian | Australia (Tasmania) | Maurotarion mystax (40017) | |
| Telychian | Canada (Quebec) | Maurotarion sp. (187769) | |
| Sheinwoodian | Italy | Aulacopleura haueri (14250) | |
| Sheinwoodian | Czech Republic | Aulacopleura konincki (14052) Aulacopleura soror, Nitidocare nitidum (14123) Aulacopleura sp. (14092 14124) Nitidocare nitida (14096) | |
| Sheinwoodian | Austria | Aulacopleura sp. (14158) | |
| Wenlock | USA (Indiana) | Maurotarion christi (25876 25877) | |
| Wenlock | Czech Republic | Aulacopleura konincki (14091) | |
| Wenlock | China (Yunnan) | Aulacopleura sp. (27783) | |
| Homerian | Czech Republic | Aulacopleura konincki (14050 14065 14102 14103) Aulacopleura sp. (14159) | |
| Gorstian | Czech Republic | Aulacopleura sp. (14049) | |
| Ludfordian | Uzbekistan | Aulacopleura koninckii (216472) | |
| Ludfordian | Canada (Nunavut) | Goodsiraspis packardi (27924) | |
| Lochkovian | USA (Oklahoma) | Maurotarion axitiosum (3104) | |
| Early/Lower Devonian | Czech Republic (Barrandia) | Cyphaspides cerberus (12183) | |
| Devonian - Eifelian | Czech Republic | Cyphaspides sp. (10470) | |
| Early/Lower Devonian - Eifelian | Czech Republic | Cyphaspides sp. (12148) | |
| Pragian | Czech Republic | Cyphaspides comatus (12102 12103) Cyphaspides comatus, Cyphaspides svobodai (12104) | |
| Pragian - Middle Devonian | Czech Republic | Cyphaspides comatus (10372) Cyphaspides comatus, Cyphaspides svobodai (10379) | |
| Zlichovian | Czech Republic | Harpidella zlichovensis (10460) | |
| Zlichovian | Czech Republic (Barrandia) | Harpidella zlichovensis (12112) | |
| Emsian | China (Guangxi) | Aulacopleura sp. (27498 27534) | |
| Emsian | USA (New York) | Cyphaspis minuscula (231790) | |
| Emsian | Australia (New South Wales) | Otarion struszi (39884 39886) | |
| Emsian | Canada (Nunavut) | Aulacopleura beyrichi (26621) | |
| Emsian | Morocco | Aulacopleura beyrichi (27117) | |
| Emsian | Uzbekistan | Maurotarion neptis (181378 181379) | |
| Daleje - Eifelian | Czech Republic | Cyphaspides cerberus (10469) | |
| Late/Upper Emsian | Morocco | Cyphaspides sp. (208204) | |
| Late/Upper Emsian - Eifelian | Morocco | Aulacopleura beyrichi (27114) | |
| Early/Lower Eifelian | Morocco (Errachidia) | Cyphaspides ammari (235081) Cyphaspides nicoleae, Cyphaspides pankowskiorum (235080) | |
| Early/Lower Eifelian | Morocco | Cyphaspides ammari (235079) | |
| Eifelian | Czech Republic (Barrandia) | Aulacopleura beyrichi, Aulacopleura bohemica (12252) Aulacopleura bohemica, Cyphaspides holynensis (12040 12041) | |
| Eifelian | Czech Republic (Koneprusy) | Cyphaspides holynensis (12257) | |
| Eifelian | Germany | Cyphaspides sp. (229262) | |
| Eifelian | USA (Pennsylvania) | Cyphaspis minuscula (232686) | |
| Eifelian | Czech Republic | Aulacopleura beyrichi, Aulacopleura bohemica, Cyphaspides holynensis (10474) | |
| Eifelian | USA (New York) | Cyphaspis minuscula (219872) | |
| Eifelian | Czech Republic (Moravia) | Cyphaspides sp., Aulacopleura bohemica (5768 5865) Cyphaspides spp. (25118) | |
| Eifelian | China (Guangxi) | Aulacopleura sp., Cyphaspides sp. (27556 27559) Cyphaspides orientalis, Cyphaspides paradoxus (25817) Cyphaspides sp. (27558 27560) | |
| Eifelian | Germany (Hessen) | Cyphaspides scuticauda, Aulacopleura beyrichi (229648) | |
| Eifelian | Morocco | Aulacopleura beyrichi (27123 27125 27146 27148 27149 27152 214956) Aulacopleura ignorata (27059) Aulacopleura sp. (214957) Cyphaspides sp. (27052) Cyphaspides sp. A, Aulacopleura beyrichi (27119 27124) | |
| Eifelian - Givetian | Czech Republic (Barrandia) | Aulacopleura inexpectata (12258) | |
| Givetian | Germany | Cyphaspides truncatus (5907) | |
| Givetian | Czech Republic (Barrandia) | Aulacopleura inexpectata (12259) | |
| Kinderhookian | USA (New Mexico) | Dixiphopyge armata (64752 64753) |