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Cyclopygidae

Artiopoda - Asaphida - Cyclopygidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Bohemillidae Barrande
1925Cyclopygidae Raymond p. 63
1997Bohemillidae Whittington et al. p. 301
1997Cyclopygidae Whittington et al. p. 301
2002Cyclopygidae Jell and Adrain p. 469
2011Cyclopygidae Adrain p. 107

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyCyclopygoideaRaymond 1925
familyCyclopygidae
familyCyclopygidae

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. †Cyclopygidae Raymond 1925
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G. †Amicus Koroleva 1967
G. †Aspidaeglina Holub 1911
G. †Circulocrania Fortey and Owens 1987
G. †Cyclopyge Hawle and Corda 1847
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†Cyclopyge angustata Cooper and Kindle 1936
†Cyclopyge recurva Lu 1962
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Invalid names: Cyclopyge binodosa Zhang 1981 [synonym]
†Cyclopyge vigilans Cooper and Kindle 1936
Invalid names: Aeglina Barrande 1850 [objective synonym]
G. †Degamella Marek 1961
G. †Ellipsotaphrus Whittard 1952
G. †Emmrichops Marek 1961
G. †Gastropolus Whittard 1966
G. †Girvanopyge Kobayashi 1960
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Invalid names: Cremastoglottos Whittard 1961 [synonym], Nanlingia Wei and Zhou 1983 [synonym]
G. †Microparia Hawle and Corda 1847
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Subg. †Microparia (Heterocyclopyge) Marek 1961
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†Heterocyclopyge pachycephala Hawle and Corda 1847
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Invalid names: Selenoptychus rotundatus Hawle and Corda 1847 [synonym]
†Microparia (Heterocyclopyge) insolens Schuchert and Cooper 1930
†Microparia (Heterocyclopyge) kindlei Schuchert and Cooper 1930
Subg. †Microparia (Microparia) Hawle and Corda 1847
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Invalid names: Microparia (Paramicroparia) Zhang 1981 [synonym]
Subg. †Microparia (Quadratapyge) Zhou in Zhou et al 1977
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†Microparia (Quadratapyge) latilimbata Zhou in Zhou et al 1977
†Microparia grandis Salter and in Murchison 1859
G. †Novakella Whittard 1961
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Invalid names: Incisopyge Pillet and Courtessole 1985 [synonym]
G. †Phylacops Cooper and Kindle 1936
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Subfm. †Pricyclopyginae Fortey and Owens 1987
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G. †Pricyclopyge Richter and Richter 1954
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†Pricyclopyge gallica Tjernvik 1956
†Pricyclopyge keralensis Ghobadi Pour 2022
†Pricyclopyge oceanitis Mergl 2006
†Pricyclopyge prisca Barrande 1872
†Pricyclopyge synophthalma Kloucek 1916
Invalid names: Bicyclopyge Horbinger and Vanek 1985 [synonym]
G. †Prospectatrix Fortey 1981
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†Prospectatrix genatenta Stubblefield and Bulman 1927
G. †Psilacella Whittard 1952
G. †Sagavia Koroleva 1967
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†Sagavia laxa Zhou et al. 2014
G. †Selenoptychus Hawle and Corda 1847
G. †Symphysops Raymond 1925
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†Symphysops armatus Barrande 1872
†Symphysops djebaglensis Kolova 1936
†Symphysops sinensis Han 1983
†Symphysops spinifera Cooper and Kindle 1936
G. †Xenocyclopyge Lu 1962
Invalid names: Bohemillidae Barrande 1872 [invalid subgroup]
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: actively mobilef
Life habit: nektonicf
Diet: microcarnivoref
Vision: well-developedf
Comments: BODY SIZE: Based on component genera; 3 of 3 genera share 10 to < 100 length, 3 of 3 share 10 to < 100 width JA: originally entered as a "suspension feeder, " but "pelagic" and probably fed on "zooplankton" according to Fortey and Owens 1999f
Created: 2009-06-11 14:46:35
Modified: 2012-08-27 07:32:19
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Dawan to the top of the Rawtheyan or 478.80000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections (197 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tremadocian - Floian486.85 - 471.3Norway Pricyclopyge sp. (190970 190982)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1China (ZheJiang) Cyclopyge sp. (7780)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1China (Zhejian) Symphysops sinensis (235380)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Czechia Pricyclopyge oceanitis (223845)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Argentina Cyclopyge sp., Degamella famatinensis, Prospectatrix sp., Sagavia durandi (66205)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Sweden Cyclopyge latifrons (3108)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1China (JiangXi) Cyclopyge sp., Pricyclopyge sp. (7758)
Migneintian481.1 - 477.1United Kingdom (England) Bohemilla sp., Prospectatrix brevior (3709) Cyclopyge genatenta (3710)
Dawan478.8 - 466.6China (Hunan) Cyclopyge sp. (7691)
Floian477.1 - 471.3France (Montagne Noire) Novakella sp., Aeglina azaisi (20827)

Youngest occurrences
Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Pusgillian449.5 - 449.2China (Hubei) Cyclopyge sp. (4689)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Sweden (Scania) Aeglina rediviva (278880)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Sweden (Vastergotland) Cyclopyge sp. (74932)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1China (GuangXi) Cyclopyge sp. (4672)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1USA (Maine) Cyclopyge quadriangularis, Cyclopyge spp., Cyclopyge marginata, Symphysops sp., Microparia sp. (185954)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1Canada (Quebec) Cyclopyge sp. b, Symphysops sp. b, Heterocyclopyge insolens, Heterocyclopyge kindlei, Symphysops spinifera (13130) Heterocyclopyge insolens (76075) Symphysops sp. (54135) Symphysops sp., Heterocyclopyge insolens, Heterocyclopyge kindlei, Cyclopyge vigilans (13131)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1China (ZheJiang) Cyclopyge sp., Phylacops sp. (7767)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2Italy (Sardinia) Cyclopyge marginata (279440) Cyclopyge marginata, Symphysops armata (279405)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2United Kingdom (England) Cyclopyge sp., Degamella sp., Microparia sp., Psilacella sp., Symphysops sp. (3681) Cyclopyge sp., Microparia sp. (3666) Cyclopyge sp., Microparia sp., Symphysops sp. (3671 3676)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2United Kingdom (Wales) Cyclopyge marginata (3675)