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Acanthoparyphinae

Trilobita - Phacopida - Cheiruridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Acanthoparyphinae Whittington and Evitt
1961Acanthoparyphinae Nikolaisen
1981Acanthoparyphinae Owen
1998Acanthoparyphinae Adrain p. 701
1999Acanthoparyphinae Edgecombe et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderCheirurinaHarrington and Leanza 1957
familyCheiruridaeHawle and Corda 1847
subfamilyAcanthoparyphinae
subfamilyAcanthoparyphinae

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. †Acanthoparyphinae Whittington and Evitt 1953
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G. †Acanthoparypha Whittington and Evitt 1953
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†Acanthoparypha chiropyga Whittington and Evitt 1953
†Acanthoparypha echinoderma Chatterton and Ludvigsen 1976
†Acanthoparypha evitti Chatterton and Ludvigsen 1976
†Acanthoparypha goniopyga Ludvigsen 1979
†Acanthoparypha perforata Whittington and Evitt 1953
G. †Nieszkowskia Schmidt 1881
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†Nieszkowskia cephaloceras Nieszkowski 1857
†Nieszkowskia cephaloceros Nieszkowski 1857
†Nieszkowskia excelsus Raymond 1925
†Nieszkowskia jakei Edgecombe et al. 1999
†Nieszkowskia norvegica Nikolaisen 1961
†Nieszkowskia satyrus Billings 1865
†Nieszkowskia tumida Angelin 1854
†Nieszkowskia yongyii Edgecombe et al. 1999
G. †Pandaspinapyga Esker and Levin 1964
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†Pandaspinapyga dactyla Chatterton and Ludvigsen 1976
†Pandaspinapyga salsa Esker, III 1964
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: carnivoref
Created: 2009-06-11 14:43:11
Modified: 2012-08-27 07:38:08
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Dapingian to the top of the Rawtheyan or 471.30000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections (88 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dapingian471.3 - 469.4USA (Utah) Nieszkowskia sp. (104193 104196)
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3Canada (Northwest Territories) Acanthoparypha echinoderma (26055) Acanthoparypha evitti (25934 25935) Acanthoparypha evitti, Acanthoparypha echinoderma (25932 26054) Acanthoparypha evitti, Acanthoparypha echinoderma, Pandaspinapyga dactyla (24621 25933) Acanthoparypha evitti, Pandaspinapyga dactyla (26057) Acanthoparypha sp., Pandaspinapyga sp. (315) Pandaspinapyga stubblefieldi (24618)
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3Canada (Quebec) Nieszkowskia sp. (435)
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3USA (New York) Pseudosphaerexochus satyrus (172320)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3USA (New York) Acanthoparypha sp. (103004) Acanthoparypha sp., Nieszkowskia satyrus (103002) Nieszkowskia satyrus (103012 103316)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3Canada (Northwest Territories) Acanthoparypha evitti (102479)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3Canada (Quebec) Nieszkowskia sp. (111432) Pandaspinapyga sp. (111461)
Chazyan - Caradoc471.3 - 449.5Canada (Northwest Territories) Acanthoparypha sp., Pandaspinapyga sp. (25308 25309 25310)
Kunda469.1 - 464.3Russian Federation Nieszkowskia tumida (157144)
Kunda469.1 - 464.3Sweden Nieszkowskia tumidus (188219 188222 188225 188299)
Kunda469.1 - 464.3Estonia Acanthoparypha tumida (56202)
Late/Upper Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2Norway Nieszkowskia sp. (3250)
Late/Upper Llanvirn461.1 - 458.2Sweden Nieszkowskia sp. (2931)
Late/Upper Llanvirn461.1 - 458.2Argentina (San Juan) Acanthoparyphinae indet. (73374 73375)
Llandeilo - Aurelucian461.1 - 456.6United Kingdom (Scotland) Acanthoparypha sp. (182196)
Costonian458.2 - 457.2Argentina (San Juan) Nieszkowskia jakei (70627 70628 73368 73369 73370 115231 115232) Nieszkowskia sp. (70625 70626 115230) Nieszkowskia yongyii (70621 70623)
Costonian - Harnagian458.2 - 457.2Sweden Nieszkowskia sp. (2769)
Harnagian458.2 - 457.2Ireland Acanthoparypha sp. (50607)
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.2 - 454.0Norway Nieszkowskia sp. (2945)
Sandbian458.2 - 452.8Norway (Skien-Langesund) Nieszkowskia norvegica (191114)
Sandbian458.2 - 452.8USA (Virginia) Acanthoparypha sp. (178242)
Sandbian458.2 - 452.8United Kingdom (Scotland) Pandaspinapyga sp. (208121)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5United Kingdom (Scotland) Nieszkowskia sp. (188938)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5Argentina (San Juan) Nieszkowskia jakei (115227 115228 115229)
Kukruse458.0 - 456.8Norway (Oslo Asker) Nieszkowskia norvegica (191115)
Kukruse458.0 - 456.8Estonia Nieszkowskia cephaloceras (189004)
Idavere458.0 - 452.8Russian Federation Nieszkowskia cephaloceras (160532)
Idavere - Johvi458.0 - 449.9Netherlands Nieszkowskia inermis (192065)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8USA (Virginia) Acanthoparypha sp. (76338 105203)
Ashbyan457.3 - 449.6USA (Virginia) Acanthoparypha perforata (73341 73345)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Oklahoma) Pandaspinapyga salsa (23892)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Virginia) Acanthoparypha chiropyga (73340) Acanthoparypha perforata (73343 73344 105255)
Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Acanthoparypha evetti (23797)
Rocklandian - Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Acanthoparypha evetti (23796)
Rocklandian - Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Northwest Territories) Acanthoparypha goniopyga (24635)
Rocklandian - Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Acanthoparypha evetti (23277)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois) Pseudosphaerexochus subcircularis (154952)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Northwest Territories) Acanthoparypha sp. (25313 25314 25315 25316 25317 25318)
Trentonian457.3 - 449.6USA (Missouri) Pseudosphaerexochus subcircularis (89024)
Katian452.8 - 445.2Kazakhstan A. gen. indet. (162199)
Katian452.8 - 445.2Sweden (Dalarna) Nieszkowskia sp. (124939)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2Canada (Northwest Territories) Acanthoparypha goniopyga (24636 192139)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6Canada (Northwest Territories) Acanthoparypha goniopyga (192143)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2Norway (Ringerike) Pandaspinapyga sp. (163348)