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Lepidocoleus

Polychaeta - Phyllodocida - Lepidocoleidae

Taxonomy
Lepidocoleus was named by Faber (1886) [Sepkoski's age data: O Cara-u S Wenl-u Sepkoski's reference number: 784,1129]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Lepidocoleidae by Adrain et al. (1995); and to Lepidocoleomorpha by Klug et al. (2008).

Species
L. jamesi, L. kuangguoduni
Species lacking formal opinion data
L. britannicus, L. reinhardi, L. rugatus, L. suecicus, L. sularpensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Lepidocoleus Faber
1995Lepidocoleus Adrain et al.
2008Lepidocoleus Klug et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumAnnelidaLamarck 1809
classPolychaetaGrube 1850
RankNameAuthor
subclassAciculataRouse and Fauchald 1997
orderPhyllodocidaDales 1962
suborderAphroditiformiaLevinsen 1883
—Machaeridia
—CuniculepadidaParry et al. 2014
familyLepidocoleidaeClarke 1896
genusLepidocoleusFaber 1886

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. †Lepidocoleus Faber 1886
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†Lepidocoleus jamesi Hall and Whitfield 1875
†Lepidocoleus kuangguoduni Gügel et al. 2017
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: grazerc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-21 12:29:35
Modified: 2009-09-21 14:29:35
Source: c = class
Reference: Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Middle Ordovician to the top of the Eifelian or 471.30000 to 387.95000 Ma

Collections (40 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arenig477.1 - 468.0France (Montagne Noire) L. sp. (20826)
Middle Ordovician471.3 - 458.2USA (New York) L. jamesi (181523)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5Sweden L. sp. (380)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5Sweden (Vestergotland) L. suecicus (76077 76079 76080)
Idavere458.0 - 452.8Sweden (Skane) L. sularpensis (80104)
Idavere458.0 - 452.8Sweden (Skania) L. sp. (2770)
Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) L. jamesi (219965)
Katian452.8 - 445.2USA (New York) L. jamesi (340)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Ohio) L. sp. (383 384 386)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2Canada (Ontario) L. jamesi (173252)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2Canada (Quebec) L. sp. (440)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Kentucky) L. sp. (72714 72717)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Ohio) L. sp. (387 388 391)
Maysvillian - Ashgill450.2 - 443.1USA (Ohio) L. sp. (389 390)
Kralodvorian450.1 - 445.2Czechia (Praha) L. sp. (151986 151988)
Kralodvorian - Hirnantian450.1 - 443.1Czechia (Praha) L. sp. (151987 151989)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Ohio) L. sp. (367 73035)
Pusgillian449.5 - 449.2United Kingdom (England) L. suecicus (43780)
Pusgillian449.5 - 449.2Sweden L. sp. (2773)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9USA (Alaska) L. britannicus (99507)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9United Kingdom L. sp. (99376)
Wenlock - Ludlow432.9 - 422.7USA (Tennessee) L. sp. (26817)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62USA (New York) L. reinhardi (491)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Morocco L. rugatus (150334 150363 150506 150508 150580)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Czechia (Moravia) Lepidocoleus indet. (25063)