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Plethopeltidae

Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Plethopeltidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Plethopeltidae Raymond
1997Plethopeltidae Whittington et al. p. 302
2011Plethopeltidae Adrain p. 108

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
familyPlethopeltidaeRaymond 1925
familyPlethopeltidaeRaymond 1925

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. †Plethopeltidae Raymond 1925
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G. †Arapahoia Miller 1936
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†Arapahoia raymondi Lochman 1938
†Arapahoia typa Miller 1936
G. †Exigua Howell 1937
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Invalid names: Brassicicephalus Lochmann 1940 [synonym]
G. †Koldinia Walcott and Resser 1928
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†Koldinia minor Kobayashi 1943
†Koldinia odelli Peng et al. 2009
G. †Koldiniella Sivov 1955
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†Koldiniella convexa Lazarenko 1960
G. †Kuljumbina Lazerenko 1960
G. †Leiocoryphe Clark 1924
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†Leiocoryphe brevis Raymond 1924
†Leiocoryphe gemma Clark 1924
†Leiocoryphe occipitalis Rasetti 1944
G. †Meniscocoryphe Ludvigsen et al. 1989
G. †Notaiella Ogienko 1974
G. †Plethopeltides Maksimova 1962
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†Plethopeltides magnus Maksimova 1962
G. †Plethopeltis Raymond 1913
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†Plethopeltis levis Walcott 1899
Invalid names: Plethometopus Ulrich 1931 [synonym]
G. †Plethopeltoides Khramova 1968
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Invalid names: Kulyumbopeltis Rozova 1968 [synonym]
G. †Poriplethopeltis Yuan and Yin 1998
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†Poriplethopeltis sinensis Yuan and Yin 1998
G. †Pseudokoldinella Timokhin 1988
G. †Samgonus Özdikmen 2006
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†Samgonus nitens Opik 1967
Invalid names: Lampropeltis [replaced]
G. †Semicyclocephalus Ivshin 1952
G. †Stenopilus Raymond 1924
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†Stenopilus elongatus Rasetti 1944
†Stenopilus hirtus Rozova 1968
†Stenopilus intermedius Clark 1924
†Stenopilus pronus Raymond 1924
G. †Strotocephala Raymond 1937
G. †Tolstotchichaspis Rozova 1960
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: 2004-02-29 09:07:31
Modified: 2016-06-02 12:44:28
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Guzhangian to the top of the Mansian or 500.50000 to 485.00000 Ma

Collections (160 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cambrian538.8 - 485.4USA (New York) Plethopeltis sp. (254)
Cambrian538.8 - 485.4USA (Montana) Plethometopus sp. (258)
Cambrian538.8 - 485.4Canada (Newfoundland) Arapahoia sp. (195766 196375 196376)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0India Koldinia odelli (114666)
Mayan504.5 - 499.5Russian Federation Koldinia deflexa, Plethopeltoides punticulatus, Plethopeltoides strigatus, Plethopeltoides tabiliratus (10118)
Menevian504.5 - 499.5Greenland (Peary Land) Exigua quebecensis (49484)
Menevian504.5 - 499.5USA (South Dakota) Arapahoia spathulata (8244) Arapahoia spatulata (8242 8243 8245 8246 8247 8248 8273 8275)
Menevian504.5 - 499.5USA (Utah) Arapahoia spatulata (230681)
Marjumian504.5 - 497.0Canada (Newfoundland) Arapahoia raymondi (196026 196074 196096 196101)
Marjumian504.5 - 497.0USA (Vermont) Exigua quadrata (222)
Marjumian504.5 - 497.0Greenland (Peary Land) Exigua quebecensis (49433 49435 49453)
Menevian - St Davids504.5 - 497.0USA (South Dakota) Arapahoia spatulata (8198 8199)
Marjumian - Steptoean504.5 - 493.5Canada (Newfoundland) Arapahoia sp. (196021)
Guzhangian500.5 - 497.0Canada (Newfoundland) Arapahoia raymondi (198255) Arapahoia sp. (197977)
Guzhangian500.5 - 497.0China (Guizhou) Poriplethopeltis sinensis (125072 125073)
Ayusokkanian499.5 - 497.0Russian Federation (Yakut) Koldinia propria, Plethopeltoides lepidus (232897)
Taoyuanian498.5 - 485.4Russian Federation (Sakha) Koldinia sp. (133600 133601 133610)
Maentwrogian497.0 - 496.8Russian Federation Koldiniella prolixa, Koldiniella micula, Koldinia minor (81113)
Ensyan497.0 - 495.0Russian Federation (Krasnoyar) Kulyumbopeltis kulyumbensis (131093 131094 131345 131400 131409 131423)
Maduan497.0 - 495.0Russian Federation (Krasnoyar) Kuljumbina grandis (131399)
Nganasanian497.0 - 495.0Russian Federation (Krasnoyar) Koldiniella convexa (131065)
Dresbachian497.0 - 485.4Canada (Newfoundland) Arapahoia sp. (196379)
Dresbachian497.0 - 485.4Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Arapahoia raymondi (54235 78932 78933 78934)
Dresbachian497.0 - 485.4USA (Wyoming) Arapahoia sp. (224 225 226 227)
Dresbachian - Franconian497.0 - 485.4Canada (Newfoundland) Arapahoia sp. (197978)
Furongian497.0 - 485.4Canada (Alberta) Plethometopus obtusus (229380) Plethopeltis obtusus, Leiocoryphe occipitalis (229379)
Furongian497.0 - 485.4USA (Utah) Brassicicephalus sp. (156427)
Merioneth497.0 - 485.4Iran Koldiniella mitella (10633)
Merioneth497.0 - 485.4USA (Vermont) Leiocoryphe sp., Plethometopus sp. (6870) Plethometopus sp., Leiocoryphe brevis, Stenopilus pronus (8976) Plethometopus sp., Stenopilus pronus (6871)
Tavgian497.0 - 485.4Russian Federation (Krasnoyar) Koldinia minor (131067 131068 131418)
Sunwaptan493.5 - 487.5Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Leiocoryphe gemma, Leiocoryphe occipitalis (81269) Leiocoryphe occipitalis (81287) Leiocoryphe occipitalis, Stenopilus intermedius (81285) Plethopeltis acutus (81277) Plethopeltis pulveris, Stenopilus convergens, Meniscocoryphe platycephala, Meniscocoryphe drepane, Plethopeltis armatus, Stenopilus pronus (81270) Stenopilus intermedius (81284 81286) Stenopilus longispinus, Meniscocoryphe drepane, Leiocoryphe brevis, Stenopilus pronus (81272) Stenopilus longispinus, Meniscocoryphe platycephala, Meniscocoryphe drepane, Stenopilus pronus (81271)
Sunwaptan493.5 - 487.5Canada (Alberta) Leiocoryphe platycephala, Plethometopus glaber, Plethometopus sp. A (81301) Leiocoryphe platycephala, Plethometopus glaber, Plethometopus sp., Plethometopus sp. A (81298) Leiocoryphe platycephala, Plethometopus longispinus, Plethometopus modestus (54094 81297) Leiocoryphe platycephala, Plethometopus sp., Plethometopus glaber (54096) Plethometopus modestus (54093) Plethometopus obtusus (11078)
Sunwaptan493.5 - 487.5USA (New York) Plethometopus obtusus, Plethometopus sp. A (85186) Plethometopus sp. A (85187) Plethopeltis sp. (85185)
Aksaian492.8 - 491.5Kazakhstan Tolstotchichaspis gibbosa (118458 118460 118463 118465 118475 118476 118477 118479 122774)
Dolgellian492.5 - 485.4Canada (Quebec) Leiocoryphe transversa, Plethometopus acutus (8934) Plethometopus laevis, Plethometopus obtusus, Stenopilus elongata, Plethometopus dubius (8933)
Trempealeauan492.5 - 485.4Canada (Newfoundland) Plethopeltis armatus (196017) Stenopilus sp. (195937 196018 196019)
Trempealeauan492.5 - 485.4USA (Missouri) Plethometopus sp. (8693 8700) Plethometopus sp., Plethopeltis sp. (8905 49504) Plethometopus sp., Stenopilus latus (93582)
Trempealeauan492.5 - 485.4USA (Wyoming) Stenopilus glaber, Meniscocoryphe platycephala (9774)
Trempealeauan492.5 - 485.4USA (Wisconsin) Plethometopus sp. (255) Plethopeltis sp., Stenopilus sp. (256)
Trempealeauan492.5 - 485.4USA (New Mexico) Plethopeltis arbucklensis (203888 203889)
Trempealeauan492.5 - 485.4Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Leiocoryphe platycephala, Stenopilus latus (105858) Stenopilus latus, Plethometopus dubius (105870)
Trempealeauan492.5 - 485.4Canada (Quebec) Leiocoryphe occipitalis (224134 224136 224139) Plethometopus acutus (224135 224146) Stenopilus dubius, Leiocoryphe brevis, Plethometopus convergens, Stenopilus elongatus (224137) Stenopilus intermedius (224140 224144 224145) Stenopilus pronus (224142)
Trempealeauan492.5 - 485.4Canada (Alberta) Plethometopus hastatus (54120)
Trempealeauan492.5 - 485.4USA (South Dakota) Plethometopus sp. (9763 9773)
Trempealeauan492.5 - 485.4USA (Nevada) Leiocoryphe platycephala, Plethometopus sp. (233789)
Trempealeauan492.5 - 485.4USA (Texas) Leiocoryphe longiceps, Stenopilus latus, Plethometopus convergens (219648) Leiocoryphe occipitalis, Plethometopus convergens (216017 216018) Plethometopus obtusus (216016) Stenopilus latus (219651 219653 233745) Stenopilus latus, Plethometopus convergens (219654)
Batyrbaian491.5 - 485.4Russian Federation (Siberia) Plethopeltides improvisus (205625)
Niuchehean489.5 - 485.4Russian Federation (Krasnoyar) Plethopeltides magnus (131348 131361 131404 131413)
Skullrockian487.5 - 482.3USA (Nevada) Plethopeltis arbucklensis (75440)
Skullrockian487.5 - 482.3USA (Texas) Stenopilus latus (219680 219681)
Cressagian486.5 - 482.0South Korea (Hwanghae-namdo) Plethopeltis orientalis (39398)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Plethometopus sp. (78091)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Russian Federation (Krasnoyar) Plethopeltides magnus (131104 131105 131106 131408)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Canada (Alberta) Plethometopus obtusus (11075 11076)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Russian Federation (Siberia) Notaiella sp., Plethopeltoides sp. (9274) Plethopeltoides sp. (9283)
Mansian485.4 - 485.0Russian Federation (Siberia) Plethopeltoides sp. (9273) Pseudokoldinella sp. (9280) Stenopilus sp. (9287)
Mansian485.4 - 485.0Russian Federation (Krasnoyar) Stenopilus hirtus (131103)
Gasconadian485.4 - 477.7USA (New York) Leiocoryphe lobata (56487)
Tremadocian485.4 - 477.7Argentina Plethopeltis obtusus (8880)
Tremadocian485.4 - 477.7Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Plethopeltis concavus (81289 81290)