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Acidiphorus

Trilobita - Proetida - Bathyuridae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Acidiphorus Raymond p. 131
1927Goniotelus Ulrich
1953Goniotelina Whittington and Ross
1974Goniotelina Neuman and Bruton
1999Acidiphorus Fortey and Droser p. 189
2002Acidiphorus Jell and Adrain p. 337
2002Goniotelina Jell and Adrain p. 379
2002Goniotelus Jell and Adrain p. 380
2002Acidiphorus Sepkoski
2002Goniotelina Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
familyBathyuridaeWalcott 1886
genusAcidiphorus

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. †Acidiphorus Raymond 1925
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Acidiphorus brighti Hintze 1953
Acidiphorus hesperia Ross and Barnes 1967
Acidiphorus kindlei Whittington 1963
Acidiphorus ligo Fortey 1980
Acidiphorus lineotuberculatus Fortey and Droser 1999
Acidiphorus moorei Raymond 1913
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Invalid names: Bathyurus romainensis Twenhofel 1938 [synonym]
Acidiphorus rostratus Whittington 1963
Acidiphorus scorpionis Raymond 1925
Acidiphorus spinifer Raymond 1925
Acidiphorus wahwahensis Hintze 1953
Acidiphorus whittingtoni Brett and Westrop 1996
Acidiphorus williamsi Ross 1951
Invalid names: Goniotelina Whittington and Ross 1953 [synonym], Goniotelus Ulrich 1927 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Spines: majorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: deposit feedero
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-09 21:23:03
Modified: 2009-06-09 23:23:03
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997, Fortey and Owens 1999

Age range: base of the Arenigian to the top of the Longvillian or 478.60000 to 455.00000 Ma

Collections (94 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ibexian487.5 - 470.0Canada (Quebec) A. moorei (111444)
Ibexian487.5 - 470.0USA (New York) A. sp. (64618)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Canada (Alberta) Goniotelina brevis (10900 10901 10903 10905 10906 10911 10919 10920 10921 10924) Goniotelina sp., Goniotelina brevis (10910)
Early/Lower Ordovician485.4 - 470.0USA (Utah) A. sp. (77844 77845)
Canadian - Arenigian485.4 - 468.1Canada (Québec) Goniotelina sp. (25282)
Canadian485.4 - 457.3Canada (Northwest Territories) Goniotelina sp. (294)
Cassinian482.3 - 470.0Canada (Quebec) Goniotelina subrectus (50062 50063)
Cassinian482.3 - 470.0USA (Missouri) Goniotelina indet. (75559 75560) Goniotelina n. sp. (75519 75578) Goniotelina sp. (64612 75551)
Cassinian482.3 - 470.0United Kingdom (Scotland) Goniotelina williamsi (75589)
Cassinian482.3 - 470.0USA (Utah) Goniotelina brevis (104062)
Arenigian478.6 - 468.1USA (Nevada) Goniotelina sp. (64522)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0USA (Vermont) A. whittingtoni (55240 55241)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0USA (New York) A. sp., A. whittingtoni (55243)
Floian477.7 - 470.0Canada (Ontario) Goniotelina subrectus (173861)
Blackhillsian - Rangerian474.9 - 470.3USA (Utah) Goniotelus sp. (103784)
Blackhillsian474.9 - 470.0USA (Utah) Eleutherocentrus williamsi (103831 103917) Goniotelus brevus (104264) Goniotelus brighti (63843 63848 63926) Goniotelus brighti, Goniotelus brevus (63846) Goniotelus sp. (63927 63930 63931 104130 104131 104141 104262) Goniotelus spp. (105780) Goniotelus unicorna, Goniotelina plicolabeonus (69261) Goniotelus wahwahensis (63928 63932)
Blackhillsian474.9 - 470.0Canada (Newfoundland) Goniotelina sp. (195777)
Blackhillsian474.9 - 470.0Canada (Alberta) Goniotelina brevis (10899)
Blackhillsian474.9 - 470.0USA (Nevada) Goniotelina sp. (104301 104401 104431 104569 104631)
Rangerian470.0 - 470.3USA (Utah) Goniotelina ensifer (37452 37466 37467) Goniotelina sp. (104061)
Rangerian470.0 - 470.3USA (California) Goniotelina sp. (104638)
Rangerian470.0 - 470.3USA (Nevada) A. lineotuberculatus (104653) Goniotelina pseudobathurus (104566) Goniotelina sp. (104565)
Dapingian470.0 - 467.3USA (California) Goniotelina hesperia (104639)
Rangerian - Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3USA (California) Goniotelina sp. (104640 104641)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3Norway (Spitsbergen) A. brevispicatus, A. ligo (106480)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3USA (Oklahoma) Goniotelina williamsi (105641 105642 105643 105644 105646 105647 105648 105649)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3USA (Nevada) Goniotelina brevis (37478) Goniotelina ensifer (37479 37483) Goniotelina sp. (104410) Goniotelina williamsi (226715)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) A. spinifer (104863 104877 104878 104881 104883 104885 104886 104887) Goniotelus perspicator, Goniotelus sp., Goniotelus kindlei, Goniotelus rostratus (104752)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1Norway (Trøndelag) Goniotelina broeggeri (191062)
Longvillian457.2 - 455.0China (ShanXi) Goniotelina sp. (7885)