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Girvanopyge

Trilobita - Asaphida - Cyclopygidae

Taxonomy
Girvanopyge was named by Kobayashi (1960) [Sepkoski's age data: O Trem-u O Ashg Sepkoski's reference number: 726]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Ptychopariida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Cyclopygidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Girvanopyge Kobayashi
1961Cremastoglottos Whittard
1983Nanlingia Wei and Zhou
2002Girvanopyge Jell and Adrain p. 378
2002Cremastoglottus Sepkoski
2002Girvanopyge Sepkoski
2002Nanlingia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyCyclopygoideaRaymond 1925
familyCyclopygidae
genusGirvanopygeKobayashi 1960

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.

G. †Girvanopyge Kobayashi 1960
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Invalid names: Cremastoglottos Whittard 1961 [synonym], Nanlingia Wei and Zhou 1983 [synonym]
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
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 Llanvirn to the top of the Harnagian or 468.00000 to 457.20000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arenig478.6 - 466.0United Kingdom (England) G. sp. (3704 3706)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4Czech Republic (Prague) G. sp. (76458)
Liben - Late/Upper Llandeilo460.9 - 458.4Czech Republic G. sp. (3855)
Letna - Harnagian460.9 - 457.2Czech Republic G. sp. (3862)
Berounian457.9 - 449.8Czech Republic (Prague) G. sp. (76470)