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Failleana

Trilobita - Corynexochida - Styginidae

Taxonomy
Failleana was named by Chatterton and Ludvigson (1976) [Sepkoski's age data: O Llde-l O Cara-u Sepkoski's reference number: 378,795]. It is not extant.

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

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Failleana Chatterton and Ludvigson
2002Failleana Jell and Adrain p. 375
2002Failleana Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderCorynexochida
familyStyginidaeVogdes 1890
genusFailleanaChatterton and Ludvigson 1976

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. †Failleana Chatterton and Ludvigson 1976
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Failleana calva Chatterton and Ludvigsen 1976
Failleana limbata Raymond 1910
Failleana magnifica Chatterton and Ludvigsen 2004
Failleana wangi Chatterton and Ludvigsen 2004
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: 2009-12-14 23:37:50
Modified: 2009-12-15 01:37:50
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Whiterockian to the top of the Telychian or 470.00000 to 433.40000 Ma

Collections (71 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3Canada (Northwest Territories) F. calva (24621 25932 25933 25934 25935 26054 26055 26056) F. sp. (315)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3USA (Vermont) Platillaenus limbatus (103298)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3Canada (Quebec) F. limbata (111333 111348 111358 111364 111431 111432 111439 111441)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3Canada (Northwest Territories) F. sp. (102478)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3USA (New York) Platillaenus limbatus (103014 103017 103280 103302 103305 103314)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8Canada (British Columbia) F. sp. (35426 192184)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Oklahoma) Platillaenus limbatus (23892)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Québec) Failleana indeteminata (192335)
Actonian - Cautleyan454.0 - 448.8Iran (Gilan) F. sp. (232879 232880)
Katian453.0 - 445.2Canada (Ontario) F. sp. (228229)
Katian453.0 - 445.2China (JiangSu) F. luerkouensis (192794 192795)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2Canada (Quebec) Failleana indetenninata (163865)
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8Canada (Quebec) F. magnifca (184400 184401) F. magnifica (184366 184371 184375 184376 184379 184403 184412 184413 185536) F. sp. (184380 185534 185539)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5United Kingdom (Wales) F. maccallumi (50156)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5Canada (Quebec) F. magnifica (186090) F. sp. (186075 186076 186082 186091 186092) F. wangi (184647 184996 187772 187871)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5United Kingdom (Shropshire) F. arenacea (50134)
Aeronian - Telychian440.8 - 433.4United Kingdom (Shropshire) F. arenacea (49600 49601)
Aeronian - Telychian440.8 - 433.4Canada (Quebec) F. sp. (184999)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Canada (Quebec) F. sp. (186059) F. wangi (184641 185535 185538 186055 186077 187872)