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Phacopinae

Trilobita - Phacopida - Phacopidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Phacopinae Hawle and Corda
2000Phacopinae Carvalho and Moody p. 4
2004Phacopinae Sandford

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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
superfamilyPhacopoideaHupe 1953
familyPhacopidaeHawle and Corda 1847
subfamilyPhacopinaeHawle and Corda 1847
subfamilyPhacopinaeHawle and Corda 1847

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.

Subfm. †Phacopinae Hawle and Corda 1847
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G. †Austerops McKellar and Chatterton 2009
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Austerops kermiti McKellar and Chatterton 2009
Austerops salamandar McKellar and Chatterton 2009
Austerops salamandaroides Crônier et al. 2018
Austerops smoothops Chatterton et al. 2006
Austerops speculator Alberti 1970
Austerops speculator punctatus McKellar and Chatterton 2009
G. †Chlupacops Feist et al. 2016
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Chlupacops cryphoides Richter and Richter 1926
Chlupacops koeneni Holzapfel 1895
Chlupacops reichi Kegel 1931
Chlupacops spectabilis Meischner 1965
G. †Chotecops Chlupac 1971
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Chotecops auspex Chlupác 1971
Chotecops breviceps Barrande 1846
Chotecops chlupaci Sandford 2005
Chotecops ferdinandi Kayser 1880
Chotecops glabrens Chlupác 1977
Chotecops hoseri Hawle and Corda 1847
Chotecops zizensis Alberti 1983
Invalid names: Cordapeltis Pribyl and Vanek 1971 [synonym]
G. †Cronierella Feist and Klapper 2022
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Cronierella expansa Feist and Klapper 2022
Cronierella postera Feist and Klapper 2022
Cronierella zofiae Chlupáč 1993
G. †Cryphops Richter and Richter 1926
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Cryphops cryptophthalmus Richter and Richter 1926
G. †Echidnops Sandford 2002 [trilobite]
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Echidnops serratus Foerste 1888
Echidnops taphomimus Rustan and Balseiro 2016 [trilobite]
Echidnops wrighti Sandford 2002
G. †Eocryphops Richter 1931
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Eocryphops kayseri Hermann 1911
Eocryphops termieri Richter and Richter 1943
G. †Feistops Crônier et al. 2021
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Feistops mongoliensis Crônier et al. 2021
Tr. †Geesopini Struve 1984
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G. †Arduennops Struve 1972
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Arduennops michelsi Struve 1970
G. †Drotops Struve 1990
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Drotops armatus Struve 1990
Drotops megalomanicus Struve 1990
G. †Geesops Struve 1972
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Geesops brunopauli Struve 1982
Geesops schlotheimi Bronn 1825
Geesops sparsinodosus Struve 1970
G. †Girardina Feist and Klapper 2022
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Girardina consimilis Feist and Klapper 2022
Girardina konradbartzschi Feist and Klapper 2022
Girardina liopyga Richter 1863
G. †Houseops Feist et al. 2009
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Houseops canningensis Feist et al. 2009
Houseops miserrimus Drevermann 1901
Houseops nalivkini Maksimova 1955
Houseops ocellatus Perna 1915
Houseops olonbulagensis Crônier et al. 2021
G. †Magreanops Van Viersen and Vanherle 2018
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Magreanops monachus Van Viersen and Vanherle 2018
Magreanops renateae Van Viersen and Vanherle 2018
G. †Morocops Basse 2006
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Morocops struvei Schraut 2000
Invalid names: Barrandeops McKellar and Chatterton 2009 [synonym]
G. †Occitanella Feist and Klapper 2022
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Occitanella hexagonalis Feist and Klapper 2022
Occitanella linguiformis Feist et al. 2009
Occitanella postinflexa Feist and Klapper 2022
G. †Omegops Struve 1976
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Omegops accipitrinus Phillips 1841
Omegops cornelius Richter and Richter 1933
Omegops junggariensis Crônier and Waters 2023
Omegops maretiolensis Richter and Richter 1933
Omegops tilabadensis Ghobadi Pour et al. 2018
Omegops xiangi Zong 2023
Invalid names: Clarksonops Crônier and Waters 2023 [synonym]
G. †Pedinopariops Struve 1972
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Pedinopariops brongniarti Steininger 1831
Pedinopariops degener Barrande 1852
Pedinopariops hoelleri Van Viersen et al. 2009
Pedinopariops insequens Chlupác 1983
Pedinopariops lentigifer Struve 1970
Pedinopariops major Barrande 1852
Pedinopariops proniceps Struve 1970
Pedinopariops regius Chlupáč 1971
Pedinopariops superstes Barrande 1852
G. †Prokops Chlupac 1971
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Prokops benziregensis Alberti 1983
Prokops hoeninghausi Barrande 1846
Prokops moorei Sandford 2004
Prokops prokopi Chlupáč 1971
G. †Reedops Richter and Richter 1925
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Reedops albertii Sandford 2005
Reedops bronni Barrande 1846
Reedops cephalotes Hawle and Corda 1847
Reedops decorus Hawle and Corda 1847
Reedops intermedius Barrande 1846
Reedops limespragensis Chlupác 1986
Reedops maurulus Alberti 1969
Reedops pembertoni McKellar and Chatterton 2009
Reedops platilegnotor Alberti 1970
Reedops prospicens Chlupác 1977
Reedops sternbergi Hawle and Corda 1847
Reedops struveianus Alberti 1983
G. †Spinicryphops Crônier and Feist 2000
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Spinicryphops wocklumeriae Richter and Richter 1926
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Invalid names: Spinicryphops lemkei Crônier and Feist 2000 [synonym]
G. †Trimerocephaloides Feist et al. 2009
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Trimerocephaloides sinevisus Feist et al. 2009
G. †Viaphacops Maximova 1972
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Phacops cristata vitrea Lespérance 1991
Viaphacops canadensis Stumm 1954
Viaphacops cristatus Hall 1861
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Viaphacops hanusi Chlupáč 1977
Viaphacops nasutus Stumm 1954
Viaphacops pipa Hall and Clarke 1888
Viaphacops salteri Kozlowski 1923
Viaphacops venezuelensis Carvalho and Moody 2000
G. †Weyerites Crônier and Feist 2000
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Weyerites ensae Richter and Richter 1926
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivoresubo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 18:21:11
Modified: 2009-12-16 01:24:24
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Fortey and Owens 1999, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Ludlow to the top of the Late/Upper Famennian or 426.70000 to 358.86000 Ma

Collections (274 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Australia (Victoria) Reedops sp. (25678)
Ludlow - Helderbergian426.7 - 393.47China (Yunnan) Reedops baoshanensis (27879)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Czechia (Prague) Reedops limespragensis (12068)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Czechia Reedops sp. (14121)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Argentina (San Juan) Echidnops taphomimus (193477)
Lochkovian - Pragian419.62 - 410.62Vietnam Phacops breviceps (83318)
Early/Lower Devonian419.62 - 393.47Czechia (Barrandia) Phacops major, Phacops regius (12183)
Devonian - Eifelian419.62 - 387.95Czechia Eocryphops sp., Phacops insequens, Phacops superstes, Phacops major (10470)
Early/Lower Devonian - Eifelian419.62 - 387.95Czechia Eocryphops sp., Phacops insequens, Phacops superstes, Phacops major (12148)
Lochkovian - Middle Devonian419.62 - 382.31Czechia Reedops limespragensis (10314)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86Belgium Omegops accipitrinus, Omegops maretiolensis (223664) Phacops maretiolensis (234969)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Cryphops wocklumeriae (38645 219036 219037 219038 229358) Omegops sp. (38304 38306) Phacops cornelius (84307)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86Germany (Thuringia) Phacops ensae (234938)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86United Kingdom (England) Phacops accipitrinus (234931) Phacops accipitrinus, Phacops ensae (234936) Phacops accipitrinus, Phacops wocklumeriae, Phacops ensae (234932)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86Iran (Alborz) Omegops tilabadensis (234970 234971 234973 234974)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86Germany (Thuringen) Cryphops ensae (235215)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86Belgium (Namur) Phacops accipitrinus (223663)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86Iran Phacops cornelius (223439)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86China (Xinjiang) Omegops honggulelengensis (234672)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86Germany Cryphops wocklumeriae (218985) Phacops miserrimus, Phacops cryptophthalmus (223449) Weyerites wocklumeriae (181336)