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Xenocybe

Trilobita - Proetida - Proetidae

Taxonomy
Xenocybe was named by Owens (1973) [Sepkoski's age data: O Ashg-l Sepkoski's reference number: 388]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Proetidae by Owens (1973) and Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Proetida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Xenocybe Owens p. 173
2002Xenocybe Jell and Adrain p. 460
2002Xenocybe Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
superfamilyProetoideaHawle and Corda 1847
familyProetidaeSalter 1864
genusXenocybe

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. †Xenocybe Owens 1973
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Xenocybe micrommata Owens 1973
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: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: deposit feedero
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 18:30:23
Modified: 2009-12-19 04:35:55
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Fortey and Owens 1999, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Sandbian to the top of the Wenlock or 458.40000 to 427.40000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sandbian458.4 - 453.0China (Gansu) X. sp. (182202)
Kralodvorian449.8 - 445.2Czech Republic (Prague) X. sp. (76479)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2Norway (Ringerike) X. micrommata (73493)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2Norway (Oslo) X. micrommata (73405)
Llandovery - Wenlock443.4 - 427.4Greenland X. ebyconex (23051)