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Shumardia

Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Shumardiidae

Taxonomy
Shumardia was named by Billings (1862) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Trep O Ashg-m Sepkoski's reference number: 2,80]. Its type is Shumardia granulosa.

It was assigned to Shumardiidae by Harrington and Leanza (1957), Robison and Pantoja-Alor (1968), Hoel (1999), Fortey and Droser (1999) and Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Ptychopariida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Shumardia Billings
1957Shumardia Harrington and Leanza
1968Shumardia Robison and Pantoja-Alor p. 797
1999Shumardia Fortey and Droser p. 191
1999Shumardia Hoel
2002Shumardia Jell and Adrain p. 445
2002Shumardia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
familyShumardiidaeLake 1907
genusShumardiaBillings 1862

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. †Shumardia Billings 1862
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Subg. †Shumardia (Conophrys) Callaway 1877
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Subg. †Shumardia (Shumardia) Fortey and Owens 1987
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†Shumardia (Shumardia) angulata Laurie and Shergold 1996
†Shumardia acuticaudata Fortey 1980
†Shumardia alata Robison and Pantoja-Alor 1968
†Shumardia ctenata Robison and Pantoja-Alor 1968
†Shumardia erquensis Kobayashi 1937
†Shumardia exopthalmus Ross and Barnes 1967
†Shumardia extensa Weir 1959
†Shumardia granulosa Billings 1862
†Shumardia lacrimosa Dean 1973
†Shumardia matchensis Legg 1976
†Shumardia minaretta Fortey 1980
†Shumardia phalloides Fortey 1980
†Shumardia sagittula Whittington 1965
†Shumardia tarimuensis Zhang 1981
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
Vision: blindf
Created: 2009-12-19 04:33:59
Modified: 2009-12-19 06:33:59
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Cressagian to the top of the Pusgillian or 486.50000 to 449.20000 Ma

Collections (157 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Furongian497.0 - 485.4Argentina (La Rioja) S. erquensis (42518)
Furongian497.0 - 485.4Argentina S. erquensis (223798)
Furongian497.0 - 485.4United Kingdom S. alata (229481 229505 229508 229509 229513 229514)
Trempealeauan - Gasconadian492.5 - 477.7Canada (Quebec) S. sp. (105866)
Niuchehean489.5 - 485.4China (Hunan) S. changshanensis (126731)
Skullrockian487.5 - 482.3Argentina (La Rioja) S. erquensis (116138)
Ibexian487.5 - 470.0USA (Nevada) S. sp. (104536)
Cressagian486.5 - 482.0United Kingdom (England) S. curta (3711) S. sp. (3663 3712)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Argentina (La Rioja) S. erquensis (116139)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Iran S. simehensis (116496)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7China (Zhejian) S. sp. (235380)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Bolivia S. erquensis (8804) S. sp. (8837 8838 8841)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Argentina (Salta) S. erquensis (116003 116043)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7China (Hunan) S. sp. (7702 7703)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7China (ZheJiang) S. sp. (7774)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7China (JiangXi) S. sp. (7759)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7United Kingdom (Wales) S. sp. (280)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7France (Montagne Noire) S. sp. (20832)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Sweden S. sp. (3107 3110)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Mexico (Oaxaca) S. alata (9827 9839 9841 9842 9847 9851) S. alata, S. ctenata (9849)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Norway S. sp. (3106)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7China (Guizhou) S. sp. (4773 7387)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Spain (Zaragoza) S. sp. (21073 21076)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7China S. gaoluoensis (66805 66806 66808 66825 66826 66827)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7China (Sichuan) S. sp. (7280 7664)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Argentina S. sp. (9011 66205)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Argentina (Jujuy) S. erquensis (9066 115582 115651 115652 115683)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7China (Hunan and Hubei) S. sp. (7720)
Demingian485.4 - 478.6Canada (Alberta) S. sp. (50166)
Migneintian485.4 - 478.6United Kingdom (England) S. sp. (3709)
Migneintian485.4 - 478.6United Kingdom (Shropshire) S. salopiensis (75116)
Stairsian485.4 - 478.6USA (Nevada) S. sp. (278)
Stairsian485.4 - 478.6USA (California) S. sp. (104273)
Gasconadian485.4 - 477.7USA (Nevada) S. sp. (104510)
Tremadocian485.4 - 477.7Iran S. pentagonalis (66866)
Tremadocian485.4 - 477.7Russian Federation (Siberia) S. sp. (205623)
Tremadocian485.4 - 477.7United Kingdom S. alata (229516 229518 229519 229521) S. sp. (208218)
Tremadocian485.4 - 477.7China (Zhejiang) S. sp. (64594)
Tremadocian - Floian485.4 - 470.0Norway S. nericiensis (190982)
Tremadocian - Floian485.4 - 470.0Sweden S. sp. (3195)
Tremadocian - Floian485.4 - 470.0Norway (Modum) S. nericiensis (190922 190923)
Tremadocian - Floian485.4 - 470.0Norway (Oslo-Asker) S. nericiensis (190971)
Tremadocian - Floian485.4 - 470.0Norway (Eiker-Sandsvær) S. nericiensis (190881 190920)
Lancefieldian484.3 - 474.9Australia (Victoria) S. erquensis (165725)
Lancefieldian484.3 - 474.9Sweden (Dalarna) S. nericiensis (190972)
Tulean480.8 - 474.9USA (Nevada) S. sp. (291)
Arenigian478.6 - 468.1China (Hubei) S. sp. (116202)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) S. sp. (78095)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0China (Hubei) S. sp. (4715)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0Sweden S. sp. (3196 3198 3248)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0Russian Federation (Siberia) S. sp. (9286)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0China (GanSu) S. sp. (8568 8575)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0Bolivia S. sp. (8844)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0Argentina S. sp. (8872)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0United Kingdom (England) S. sp. (3704 3705)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0Norway (Spitsbergen) S. sp. (76644 76648 76649)
Arenigian - Llanvirn478.6 - 458.4Canada (Northwest Territories) S. sp. (25297)
Bendigonian474.9 - 473.1Australia (Western Australia) S. angulata (157184 157185)
Blackhillsian474.9 - 470.0USA (Utah) S. exopthalmus (69261)
Blackhillsian474.9 - 470.0USA (Nevada) S. exopthalmus (77184 104630) S. sp. (104552 104651)
Billingen474.8 - 471.1Norway (Spitsbergen) S. minaretta (106473)
Rangerian470.0 - 470.3USA (Nevada) S. exopthalmus (104653)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) S. sagittula (104861)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3Norway (Spitsbergen) S. acuticaudata (106478) S. phalloides (106480)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) S. sagittula (104862) S. sp. (104809 104856 104857 104868)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3USA (Nevada) S. sp. (80065)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4China (Xinjiang) S. tarimuensis (188317 188318 188319 188320 188321 188323 188324 188325 188326 188328 188334)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4Argentina S. sp. (8873)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4Canada (Northwest Territories) S. sp. (25753)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4USA (New York) S. sp. (303)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Australia (Western Australia) S. matchensis (236050)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.4China (Gansu) S. sp. (23593)
Llandeilo - Caradoc461.1 - 449.5China (GanSu) S. sp. (20763)
Costonian - Harnagian458.4 - 457.2China (GanSu) S. sp. (8551)
Sandbian458.4 - 453.0Kazakhstan S. extensa (162194 162196)
Sandbian458.4 - 453.0China (Gansu) S. tarimuensis (182201)
Sandbian458.4 - 453.0China (Xinjiang) S. tarimuensis (188339 188342 188343 188344 188345)
Gisbornian - Eastonian458.4 - 449.5Australia (Tasmania) S. sp. (2695)
Actonian - Onnian454.0 - 449.5China (Hubei) S. sp. (4690)
Actonian - Onnian454.0 - 449.5China (ZheJiang) S. sp. (7804 7809)
Katian453.0 - 445.2China (JiangSu) S. aculeata (192794 192796)
Katian453.0 - 445.2Ireland S. extensa (162246)
Eastonian - Onnian452.7 - 449.5Australia (New South Wales) S. sp. (2746)
Kralodvorian449.8 - 445.2Italy (Sardinia) S. extensa (192914) S. sp. (75890 185151)
Pusgillian449.5 - 449.2China (Guizhou) S. sp. (4750)