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Alsataspididae

Trilobita - Trinucleida - Alsataspididae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Alsataspididae Turner
1955Orometopidae Hupe
1957Hapalopleuridae Harrington and Leanza
1957Orometopidae Harrington and Leanza
1997Alsataspididae Whittington et al. p. 301
2000Hapalopleuridae Bao and Jago pp. 987, 896
2003Hapalopleuridae Tortello and Esteban p. 228
2011Alsataspididae Adrain p. 107
2020Alsataspididae Bignon et al. p. 1072

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderTrinucleida(Swinnerton 1915)
familyAlsataspididaeTurner 1940
familyAlsataspididaeTurner 1940

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. †Alsataspididae Turner 1940
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G. †Araiopleura Harrington and Leanza 1957
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†Araiopleura reticulata Harrington and Leanza 1957
†Araiopleura stephani Rushton 1982
G. †Clavatellus Poletaeva 1955
G. †Falanaspis Tjernvik 1956
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†Falanaspis aliena Tjernvik 1956
†Falanaspis extensa Fortey 1975
G. †Gaoloupingia Yuan and Yin 1998
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†Gaoloupingia gaoloupingensis Yuan and Yin 1998
†Gaoloupingia triangularis Yuan and Yin 1998
G. †Jegorovaia Lu 1964
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†Jegorovaia convexa Lu and Chien 1974
†Jegorovaia expansa Lu 1964
G. †Joshuaspis Choi et al. 2008
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†Joshuaspis parvus Choi et al. 2008
G. †Macharia Choi et al. 2008
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†Macharia pengi Choi et al. 2008
G. †Orometopus Broegger 1898
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†Orometopus notatifrons Harrington and Leanza 1957
G. †Pagometopus Henningsmoen 1959
G. †Palquiella Suárez-Soruco 1975
G. †Rhadinopleura Harrington and Leanza 1957
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†Rhadinopleura eurycephala Harrington and Leanza 1957
G. †Seleneceme Clark 1924
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Invalid names: Alsataspis Turner 1940 [synonym]
G. †Skljarella Petrunina 1973
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†Skljarella cracens Fortey and Owens 1991
†Skljarella expansa Bao and Jago 2000
†Skljarella hunanensis Peng 1984
†Skljarella sulcifera Peng 1992
G. †Spirantyx Whittard 1961
G. †Torifera Wolfart 1974
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†Torifera abrupta Peng et al. 2004
†Torifera jelli Peng et al. 2009
†Torifera paraconvexa Yang 1978
†Torifera taoyuanensis Peng 1987
†Torifera tuma Yang 1977
Invalid names: Xiangia Peng 1987 [synonym]
G. †Yumenaspis Chang 1960
G. †Zacompsus Raymond 1924
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†Zacompsus levisensis Rasetti 1944
Invalid names: Hapalopleuridae Harrington and Leanza 1957 [invalid subgroup], Jegorovaiidae [invalid subgroup], Orometopidae Hupe 1955 [invalid subgroup]
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-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2009-12-13 02:52:23
Modified: 2010-01-26 06:30:18
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Taoyuanian to the top of the Whiterockian or 498.50000 to 457.30000 Ma

Collections (167 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0India Torifera jelli (114635 114663 114665)
Guzhangian500.5 - 497.0China (Hunan) Gaoloupingia gaoloupingensis (128351) Gaoloupingia gaoloupingensis, Torifera taoyuanensis (126328) Gaoloupingia gaoloupingensis, Torifera tuma (49184) Torifera abrupta (126439 126440) Torifera taoyuanensis (126313 126317 126318 126323) Torifera taoyuanensis, Torifera tuma (126324) Torifera tuma (49176 49177 49182 126287 126303 126304 126305 126306) Xiangia taoyuanensis (128930)
Guzhangian500.5 - 497.0China (Yunnan) Torifera sp. (219647)
Guzhangian500.5 - 497.0China (Guizhou) Gaoloupingia gaoloupingensis (125073) Gaoloupingia gaoloupingensis, Gaoloupingia triangularis (125072)
Taoyuanian498.5 - 485.4Russian Federation (Sakha) Skljarella sp. (133610)
Taoyuanian498.5 - 485.4South Korea Joshuaspis parvus (133448 133449 133450 133457 133458) Joshuaspis parvus, Macharia pengi (133451 133453 133454)
Taoyuanian498.5 - 485.4China (Hunan) Jegorovaia convexa (107326) Jegorovaia sp., Jegorovaia convexa (126716) Skljarella hunanensis (126670)
Taoyuanian - Niuchehean498.5 - 485.4China (Zhejiang) Jegorovaia expansa (125525 125567)
Furongian497.0 - 485.4South Korea Jegorovaia sp. (74269)
Furongian497.0 - 485.4Argentina (La Rioja) Rhadinopleura eurycephala (42518)
Furongian497.0 - 485.4United Kingdom Araiopleura stephani (229505 229514)
Paibian - Taoyuanian497.0 - 485.4China (Hunan) Jegorovaia sp. (130015)
Sunwaptan493.5 - 487.5Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Hermosella sp. (81284) Zacompsus orientalis (81269 81270 81271)
Aksaian492.8 - 491.5Kazakhstan Jegorovaia expansa (118481 118485 118486 118487 118488 118872 118873 118874 118876 118878 118880 118881 118883 118884 118885)
Dolgellian492.5 - 485.4Canada (Quebec) Zacompsus clarki (8933)
Trempealeauan492.5 - 485.4USA (Nevada) Zacompsus clarki (203998)
Trempealeauan492.5 - 485.4Canada (Yukon) Zacompsus occidentalis (55285 55310 55311)
Niuchehean489.5 - 485.4Russian Federation (Sakha) Skljarella marinae (133621 133622 133623 133624) Skljarella merifica (133625 133626 133627 133628)
Niuchehean489.5 - 485.4China (Hunan) Skljarella hunanensis (126671 126672) Skljarella sulcifera (126725)
Payntonian - Datsonian489.5 - 485.4Australia (Tasmania) Skljarella expansa (62280 62281)
Skullrockian487.5 - 482.3Argentina (La Rioja) Rhadinopleura eurycephala (116138)
Ibexian487.5 - 470.0Norway (Spitsbergen) Falanaspis extensa (106472 106475)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Bolivia Araiopleura sp., Palquiella sp. (8837)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Argentina (Salta) Hapalopleura clavata (115781 115783 115785 115807 115987 115992) Hapalopleura sp. (115810) Orometopus pyrifrons (115704 115705 115818 115994 116056 116067 116068 116071 116075 116080 116081 116083 116084)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Morocco Orometopus sp. (20998)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Norway Orometopus sp. (3106)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Sweden Orometopus elatifrons (3107 3108) Orometopus sp. (3110)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Czech Republic Celdometopus klouceki (223845) Orometopus klouceki (3837)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Argentina (Jujuy) Hapalopleura clavata (115582) Hapalopleura clavata, Hapalopleura longicornis (210703) Orometopus notatifrons (115667) Orometopus pyrifrons (115656 115662 115663 115668 115669 115671)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Argentina Hapalopleura longirachis, Hapalopleura longicornis (66205) Orometopidae indet. (66258)
Varangu485.4 - 484.5Norway (Oslo) Orometopus elatifrons, Pagometopus gibbus, Falanaspis aliena (3183) Orometopus primigenius (167677)
Varangu485.4 - 484.5Sweden Pagometopus gibbus, Falanaspis aliena (172663)
Migneintian485.4 - 478.6United Kingdom (England) Orometopus pyrus (3710)
Migneintian485.4 - 478.6United Kingdom (Shropshire) Skljarella cracens (75116)
Tremadocian485.4 - 477.7Canada (Newfoundland) Zacompsus sp. (198242)
Tremadocian485.4 - 477.7Argentina (Salta) Pyrimetopus pyrifrons (208318 208320 208328 208332)
Tremadocian485.4 - 477.7Canada (Yukon) Zacompsus occidentalis (55315)
Tremadocian485.4 - 477.7Argentina Hapalopleura sp. (208286 208287)
Tremadocian485.4 - 477.7Argentina (Jujuy) Hapalopleura sp. (136944)
Tremadocian - Floian485.4 - 470.0Sweden Falanapis aliena (3194) Orometopus sp., Falanapis sp. (3195)
Tremadocian - Floian485.4 - 470.0Norway (Ringerike) Falanaspis aliena (190967)
Tremadocian - Floian485.4 - 470.0Norway (Eiker-Sandsvær) Falanaspis aliena (190879 190883 190884 190916 190978)
Lancefieldian484.3 - 474.9Norway Falanaspis aliena (190968)
Lancefieldian484.3 - 474.9Norway (Ringerike) Falanaspis aliena (190966)
Lancefieldian484.3 - 474.9Sweden (Västergötland) Falanaspis aliena (190969)
Arenigian478.6 - 468.1Argentina (Salta) Araiopleura reticulata (115867)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0Sweden Falanapis sp. (3199 3246)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0Bolivia Araiopleura sp. (9109)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0Argentina Araiopleura sp. (8777 9009)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0France (Montagne Noire) Orometopus sp. (20831)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0United Kingdom (England) Seleneceme sp. (3706)
Billingen474.8 - 471.1Sweden Falanaspis aliena (198233)
Billingen474.8 - 471.1Norway (Spitsbergen) Falanaspis extensa (106473)
Billingen474.8 - 471.1Russian Federation Orometopus griphos (198706)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3Norway (Spitsbergen) Falanaspis extensa (106476)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1United Kingdom (Wales) Seleneceme acuticaudata (69843 69844)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1United Kingdom (England) Seleneceme sp. (3707)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1United Kingdom Seleneceme acuticaudata (69813)
Llandeilo - Caradoc461.1 - 449.5Canada (Northwest Territories) Spirantyx sp. (316)
Aurelucian458.4 - 456.6United Kingdom (Scotland) Yumenaspis templei (181541)
Sandbian458.4 - 453.0United Kingdom (Scotland) Yumenaspis sp. (208121)