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Paradoxidoidea

Trilobita - Redlichiida

Taxonomy
Paradoxidoidea was named by Hawle and Corda (1847). Its type is Xystridurinae.

It was assigned to Redlichiina by Landing et al. (2008) and Adrain (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Paradoxidoidea Hawle and Corda
2008Paradoxidoidea Landing et al. p. 893
2011Paradoxidoidea Adrain p. 104

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderRedlichiidaRichter 1932
suborderRedlichiinaRichter 1932
superfamilyParadoxidoideaHawle and Corda 1847
superfamilyParadoxidoideaHawle 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.

Superfm. †Paradoxidoidea Hawle and Corda 1847
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Fm. †Centropleuridae Angelin 1854
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G. †Anopolenus Salter 1864
G. †Beishanella Xiang and Zhang 1985
G. †Centropleura Angelin 1854
G. †Clarella Howel 1934
G. †Luhops
Fm. †Paradoxididae Emmrich 1839
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G. †Anabaraceps Repina 1972
G. †Anabaraspis Lermontova 1951
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†Anabaraspis cylindrica Lermontova 1951
†Anabaraspis splendens Lermontova 1951
Invalid names: Anabaraspis Lermontova 1951 [replaced]
G. †Baltoparadoxides Snajdr 1986
G. †Hydrocephalus Barrande 1846
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Invalid names: Rejkocephalus Kordule 1990 [synonym]
G. †Paradoxides Brongniart 1822
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Subg. †Paradoxides (Acadoparadoxides) Green 1834
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†Acadoparadoxides deani Geyer and Vincent 2015
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Invalid names: Paradoxides (Acadoparadoxides) mureroensis Sdzuy 1958 [synonym]
†Acadoparadoxides levisettii Geyer and Vincent 2015
†Acadoparadoxides ovatopyge Geyer and Vincent 2015
†Paradoxides gracilis Boeck 1827
†Paradoxides oelandicus Sjögren 1872
†Paradoxides paradoxissimus Wahlenberg 1821
†Paradoxides pinus Westergard 1936
†Paradoxides sjogreni Linnarsson 1877
Invalid names: Vinicella Snajdr 1957 [synonym]
G. †Phanoptes Hawle and Corda 1847
G. †Plutonides Hicks 1895
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Invalid names: Plutonia Hicks 1871 [replaced]
G. †Primoriella Repina 1973
G. †Schagonaria Poletaeva 1955
Invalid names: Paradoxidinae Emmrich 1839 [empty]
Fm. †Xystriduridae Whitehouse
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G. †Galahetes Öpik 1975
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†Galahetes fulcrosus Öpik 1975
G. †Xystridura Whitehouse 1936
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†Xystridura glacia Palmer and Gatehouse 1972
†Xystridura jielingensis Yang et al. 1993
†Xystridura multilinia Palmer and Gatehouse 1972
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: carnivoresuperf
Created: 2012-08-27 22:14:51
Modified: 2012-08-27 07:14:51
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Fortey and Owens 1999, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Botomian to the top of the Merioneth or 516.00000 to 485.40000 Ma

Collections (146 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Branchian517.1 - 509.0United Kingdom (England) Paradoxides sjogreni (79928)
Botomian516.0 - 512.9Russian Federation Anabaraspis cylindrica (232937)
Botomian - Lenian516.0 - 510.2Russian Federation (Siberia) Eccaparadoxides subenormis, Paradoxides sp. (10013) Paradoxides subenormis (9999)
Lenian516.0 - 510.2Morocco Paradoxides mureroensis (161460)
Lenian516.0 - 510.2Sweden Paradoxides paradoxissimus (87184)
Toyonian512.9 - 510.2Russian Federation Anabaraspis splendens (225260)
Ordian511.2 - 508.0Australia (Northern Territory) Galahetes fulcrosus (225236)
Delamaran511.2 - 506.5Morocco Acadoparadoxides levisettii (174218 174221 174222 174223) Acadoparadoxides mureroenis (174290 174291) Acadoparadoxides nobilis, Acadoparadoxides ovatopyge (174294) Acadoparadoxides pampalius (174208 174210 174217) Acadoparadoxides pampalius, Acadoparadoxides levisettii (174219 174220) Acadoparadoxides sp. (174203) Acadoparadoxides sp. A, Acadoparadoxides nobilis (174292) Acadoparadoxides sp. B, Acadoparadoxides nobilis, Acadoparadoxides ovatopyge, Acadoparadoxides briareus (174293)
Delamaran511.2 - 506.5Canada (New Brunswick) Acadoparadoxides acadicus (34599)
Amgan510.2 - 504.5Czech Republic (Bohemia) Acadoparadoxides sirokyi, Hydrocephalus mandiki, Eccaparadoxides pusillus, Rejkocephalus knizeki (67738) Acadoparadoxides sirokyi, Paradoxides spp., Eccaparadoxides pusillus, Paradoxides sacheri (67708) Eccaparadoxides pusillus (67709)
Amgan510.2 - 504.5Norway (Rogaland) Paradoxides pinus, Paradoxides oelandicus (76545)
Amgan510.2 - 504.5Russian Federation Anabaraspis sp., Anabaraspis splendens (232940) Anabaraspis sp., Anabaraspis splendens, Anabaraspis cylindrica (232941) Anabaraspis splendens (232938 232939) Paradoxides sp., Anabaraspis cylindrica (232942)
Amgan510.2 - 504.5Sweden (Oland) Acadoparadoxides sp. (225039 225040)
Amgan510.2 - 504.5Poland Paradoxides insularis, Paradoxides torelli, Paradoxides samsonowiczi, Paradoxides oelandicus (72270)
Solvan510.2 - 504.5Spain (Zaragoza) Eccaparadoxides brachyrachys (90553) Eccaparadoxides pradoanus (203131)
Solvan510.2 - 504.5Sweden (Norrbotten) Eccaparadoxides oelandicus (9782)
Solvan510.2 - 504.5Australia (New South Wales) Xystridura sp. (56531 56533 56811)
Solvan - Menevian510.2 - 499.5Russian Federation (Siberia) Eccaparadoxides subenormis, Paradoxides sp. (10014) Paradoxides subenormis (10000)
Solvan - Menevian510.2 - 499.5USA (Nevada) Centropleura sp. (8590)
Solvan - Menevian510.2 - 499.5Czech Republic Acadoparadoxides sacheri, Hydrocephalus carens, Hydrocephalus rotundatus, Eccaparadoxides pusillus (73529) Eccaparadoxides pusillus (73545) Hydrocephalus carens, Eccaparadoxides pusillus (73561) Hydrocephalus carens, Luhops expectans, Eccaparadoxides pusillus (73557) Hydrocephalus lyelli (73539 73541) Hydrocephalus minor, Hydrocephalus rotundatus, Vinicella desiderata, Paradoxides gracilis (73537)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0Czech Republic (Litavka) Acadoparadoxides sp., Eccaparadoxides pusillus (76454) Hydrocephalus minor, Paradoxides gracilis (76455) Hydrocephalus sp., Eccaparadoxides pusillus, Rejkocephalus sp. (76453)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0Czech Republic (Středočeský kraj) Paradoxides gracilis (193781)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0France (Languedoc-Roussillon) Eccaparadoxides brachyrachis, Eccaparadoxides mediterraneus (198923 198927) Eccaparadoxides macrocercus (198926) Paradoxides gen. et sp. indet (198925)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0Poland Paradoxides insularis, Paradoxides pinus, Paradoxides oelandicus (72269) Paradoxides polonicus, Paradoxides slowiecensis, Paradoxides oelandicus (72271) Paradoxides sp. (72272)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0Czech Republic (Bohemia) Eccaparadoxides rohanovicus, Hydrocephalus carens, Luhops expectans, Eccaparadoxides pusillus (67775)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0Spain (León) Paradoxides sp. (90554)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0Czech Republic Hydrocephalus carens (199038 199039)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0Spain Eccaparadoxides sdzuyi, Hydrocephalus donayrei, Eccaparadoxides pusillus (55265)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0Norway Paradoxides paradoxissimus (155475 155477 155478) Paradoxides rugulosus (155476)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0Czech Republic (Vinice) Hydrocephalus minor, Paradoxides gracilis (76452)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0Antarctica Xystridura glacia, Xystridura multilinia (154031)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0Czech Republic (Jince) Acadoparadoxides sirokyi, Eccaparadoxides pusillus (76481 76483)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0Czech Republic (Central Boemian) Clarella expectans, Eccaparadoxides rohanovicus, Hydrocephalus carens, Eccaparadoxides pusillus (76456)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0Italy (Iglesiente) Acadoparadoxides mureroensis (139878 139879) Paradoxides sp. (139880)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0Australia (Northern Territory) Xystridura sp. (60045)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0France Paradoxides rugulosus (59189) Paradoxides sp., Eccaparadoxides pusillus (56727)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0Spain (Aragon) Hydrocephalus harlani, Acadoparadoxides mureroensis (120551 120553)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0Turkey Paradoxides pentagonalis (69959) Paradoxides pradoanus (69934) Paradoxides remus (69933 69935 69936 69937 69956 69957 69958)
St Davids509.0 - 497.0Greenland Centropleura angelini?, Centropleura loveni (10488) Centropleura loveni (10486 10487 10489)
St Davids509.0 - 497.0Spain (Zaragoza) Eccaparadoxides asturianus (90546) Eccaparadoxides pradoanus (141553) Paradoxides brachyrhachis (90560)
St Davids509.0 - 497.0USA (Massachusetts) Paradoxides harlani (49340)
St Davids509.0 - 497.0United Kingdom (Shropshire) Paradoxides sp., Paradoxides forchammeri (55509)
St Davids509.0 - 497.0Spain (Leon) Eccaparadoxides asturianus, Paradoxides enormis (55503)
St Davids509.0 - 497.0Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Eccaparadoxides eteminicus, Eccaparadoxides acadicus (49059)
St Davids509.0 - 497.0Canada (New Brunswick) Acadoparadoxides acadicus (34574 34598 34600) Eccaparadoxides eteminicus (49053 49055 49056 49057 49070) Eccaparadoxides eteminicus, Eccaparadoxides lamellatus (49058)
Taijangian - Wangcunian509.0 - 497.0China (Sichuan) Xystridura sp., Xystridura jielingensis (127061)
Taijangian - Wangcunian509.0 - 497.0Turkey Eccaparadoxides sp. (133682 133683 133684 133685 133686)
Templetonian508.0 - 504.5Australia (Northern Territory) Xystridura templetonensis (75265)
Mayan504.5 - 499.5Russian Federation (Krasnoyar) Centropleura sp. (131427)
Mayan504.5 - 499.5Russian Federation Anopolenus henrici (10029)
Menevian504.5 - 499.5United Kingdom (Wales) Anopolenus henrici, Paradoxides davidis (193783) Centropleuridae indet. (193782) Paradoxides hicksii (198942)
Menevian504.5 - 499.5Spain (Zaragoza) Eccaparadoxides pradoanus, Eccaparadoxides brachyrachis (192403)
Menevian504.5 - 499.5USA (Alaska) Anopolenus henrici, Paradoxides sp. (10508)
Menevian504.5 - 499.5Greenland (Nyeboe Land) Centropleura sp. (9935)
Menevian504.5 - 499.5Denmark (Bornholm) Paradoxides davidis, Paradoxides paradoxissimus (75946) Paradoxides paradoxissimus (75947)
Marjumian504.5 - 497.0USA (South Carolina) Paradoxides polonicus (75063) Paradoxides polonicus, Paradoxides sp. (75062)
Undillan503.0 - 500.5Germany Acadoparadoxides sp. A (186155 186156 186158 186167)
Boomerangian500.5 - 499.0Turkey Acadoparadoxides pentagonalis (155555) Eccaparadoxides sp. (155479 155556 155559)
Boomerangian500.5 - 499.0Australia (Queenslandd) Centropleura phoenix (225252)
Guzhangian500.5 - 497.0Antarctica Centropleura phoenix (227789)
Guzhangian500.5 - 497.0Turkey Acadoparadoxides pentagonalis (155558) Eccaparadoxides sp. (155557)
Merioneth497.0 - 485.4USA (Vermont) Centropleura sp. (217)