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Missisquoiidae

Trilobita - Corynexochida - Missisquoiidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Missisquoiidae Hupé
2002Missisquoiidae Jell and Adrain p. 474
2011Missisquoiidae Adrain p. 108
2013Missisquoiidae Westrop p. 82

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderCorynexochida
suborderLeiostegiinaBradley 1925
superfamilyLeiostegioideaBradley 1925
familyMissisquoiidaeHupé 1953
familyMissisquoiidaeHupé 1953

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. †Missisquoiidae Hupé 1953
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G. †Hardyia Walcott 1924
G. †Lunacrania Ivshin 1962
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†Lunacrania nasuta Winston and Nicholls 1967
†Lunacrania spicata Fortey 1983
†Lunacrania trisecta Kobayashi 1955
Invalid names: Paranumia [synonym]
G. †Parakoldinioidia Endo 1937
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†Parakoldinioidia akerfeldti Westrop and Adrain 2014
†Parakoldinioidia akessoni Westrop and Adrain 2014
†Parakoldinioidia inflata Winston and Nicholls 1967
†Parakoldinioidia lindgreni Westrop and Adrain 2014
†Parakoldinioidia lopezi Westrop and Adrain 2014
†Parakoldinioidia mendezi Westrop and Adrain 2014
†Parakoldinioidia stitti Fortey 1983
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Invalid names: Missisquoia typicalis Shaw 1951 [replaced]
Invalid names: Missisquoia Shaw 1951 [synonym]
G. †Pseudokoldinioidia Endo 1944
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G. †Tasmanocephalus kobayashi 1936
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: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2010-01-28 01:25:55
Modified: 2010-01-28 03:25:55
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Trempealeauan to the top of the Arenig or 492.50000 to 466.00000 Ma

Collections (48 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Taoyuanian498.5 - 485.4China (Hunan) Parakoldinioidia triangulata (126669)
Taoyuanian - Niuchehean498.5 - 485.4China (Anhui) Parakoldinioidia callosa (127532) Parakoldinioidia sp. (127319 127320)
Furongian497.0 - 485.4Canada (Alberta) Missisquoia sp. (229379)
Furongian497.0 - 485.4USA (New York) Missisquoia typicalis (167886)
Furongian - Skullrockian497.0 - 482.3USA (New York) Missisquoia typicalis (85121)
Iverian494.0 - 489.5Australia (Queensland) Parakoldinioidia bigranulosa (228024 228037 228186)
Iverian - Payntonian494.0 - 488.3Australia (Queensland) Parakoldinioidia sp. (90359)
Sunwaptan493.5 - 487.5Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Missisquoia sp. (81272)
Sunwaptan493.5 - 487.5Canada (Alberta) Hardyia metion (54093 81300 81303 81307)
Trempealeauan492.5 - 485.4Canada (Alberta) Missisquoia depressa (54120) Missisquoia enigmatica, Missisquoia typicalis (54121)
Trempealeauan492.5 - 485.4USA (Texas) Missisquoia nasuta (216008) Missisquoia typicalis (216006 216010 216011)
Trempealeauan492.5 - 485.4Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Missisquoia typicalis (105856) Missisquoia typicalis, Missisquoia nasuta, Lunacrania trisecta (105869)
Trempealeauan492.5 - 485.4USA (New Mexico) Missisquoia depressa (203888)
Niuchehean489.5 - 485.4China (Hebei) Tangshanaspis zhaogezhuangensis (129659)
Niuchehean489.5 - 485.4China (Anhui) Parakoldinioidia sp. (127321 127322) Pseudokoldinioidia bifurcata (127534)
Niuchehean489.5 - 485.4China (Jilin Provence) Missisquoia perpetis (156912)
Skullrockian - Furongian487.5 - 485.4USA (New York) Missisquoia typicalis (85122 85256)
Skullrockian487.5 - 482.3USA (New York) Missisquoia typicalis (85184)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Canada (Alberta) Missisquoia sp., Missisquoia typicalis (11068) Missisquoia typicalis (11059 11063 11064 11067 11069 11072)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7USA (Vermont) Missisquoia sp. (277)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7China (ShanXi) Pseudokoldinioidia sp. (8530)
Gasconadian485.4 - 477.7USA (New Mexico) Missisquoia sp. (203894)
Tremadocian485.4 - 477.7Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Lunacrania spicata (105854)
Tremadocian485.4 - 477.7USA (Nevada) Missisquoia sp. (75444)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0China (GanSu) Missisquoia sp. (8568)
Chewtonian473.1 - 470.0Australia (Tasmania) Tasmanocephalus stephensi (79013)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Australia (Tasmania) Tasmanocephalus sp. (2674)