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Kollarcephalus

Artiopoda - Proetida - Phillipsiidae

Taxonomy
Kollarcephalus was named by Brezinski (2000). Its type is Kollarcephalus granatai.

It was assigned to Phillipsiidae by Brezinski (2000); to Proetidae by Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Cummingellinae by Brezinski (2025).

Species
K. granatai (type species), K. placida

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Kollarcephalus Brezinski p. 1055
2002Kollarcephalus Jell and Adrain p. 393
2025Kollarcephalus Brezinski p. 165

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
superfamilyProetoideaHawle and Corda 1847
familyPhillipsiidaeOehlert 1886
subfamilyCummingellinaeHahn and Hahn 1967
genusKollarcephalus

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. †Kollarcephalus Brezinski 2000
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†Kollarcephalus granatai Brezinski 2000
†Kollarcephalus placida Vogdes 1896
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. K. Brezinski 2000Smooth, oval, moderately vaulted exoskeleton. Glabellar broad at base, widest between palpebrae, slightly taper- ing, broadly anteriorly rounded, overhanging anterior margin. Glabellar furrows shallow, indistinct. Anterior facial sutures par- allel to dorsal furrow and anterior lobe of glabella. Pygidium with short axis (0.75 total pygidial length), subdued relief, semicircular in outline, border with imprint of ribs.
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: deposit feedero
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-19 02:34:58
Modified: 2009-12-19 04:34:58
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Fortey and Owens 1999, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Kinderhookian or 358.86000 to 351.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kinderhookian358.86 - 351.9USA (New Mexico) K. granatai (64752 64753 64754)