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Deiphon

Trilobita - Phacopida - Cheiruridae

Taxonomy
Deiphon was named by Barrande (1846).

It was assigned to Phacopida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Cheiruridae by Warburg (1925) and Jell and Adrain (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Deiphon Barrande
1925Deiphon Warburg
2002Deiphon Jell and Adrain p. 364
2002Deiphon Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
Life
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderCheirurinaHarrington and Leanza 1957
familyCheiruridaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusDeiphonBarrande 1846

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. †Deiphon Barrande 1846
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Deiphon angelini Warburg 1925
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Invalid names: Deiphon forbesi Törnquist 1884 [synonym], Deiphon laevis Angelin 1854 [synonym]
Deiphon barrandei Whittard 1934
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Spines: majorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedg
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Harrington et al. (1959).g
Created: 2009-06-09 21:08:11
Modified: 2010-01-13 05:56:20
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Pirgu to the top of the Whitwellian or 449.50000 to 425.40000 Ma

Collections (50 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pirgu - Hirnantian449.5 - 443.4Sweden (Dalarne) D. angelini (73414)
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8United Kingdom (Wales) D. dikella (50275)
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8United Kingdom (Scotland) D. sp. (188531 188532 188533)
Rhuddanian - Aeronian443.4 - 438.5Greenland D. dikella (12937)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4United Kingdom (Wales) D. sp. (3207)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4USA (Iowa) D. sp. (24946)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4Canada (Northwest Territories) D. salmoni (26031 26036) D. sp. (26046)
Llandovery - Wenlock443.4 - 427.4Canada (Northwest Territories) D. sp. (26041)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5United Kingdom (Shropshire) D. sp. (50132)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5United Kingdom (Scotland) D. sp. (188535)
Aeronian - Telychian440.8 - 433.4United Kingdom (Shropshire) D. sp. (49601)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4United Kingdom (Shropshire) D. sp. (49579)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Czech Republic D. fleur (14096 14123)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Canada (Nunavut) D. sp. (26003)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Sweden (Gotland) D. brevispina (13540) D. globifrons (13546 13547) D. sphaericum (13538)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Canada (Northwest Territories) D. braybrooki (26061 26062)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (Arkansas) D. longifrons (26020 229058)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (New York) D. sp. (24941)
Wenlock - Ludlow433.4 - 423.0Canada (Northwest Territories) D. brabrooki (26051) D. braybrooki (26049)
Wenlock - Ludlow433.4 - 423.0USA (Wisconsin) D. americanus (24937) D. sp. (24944)
Wenlock - Ludlow433.4 - 423.0USA (Illinois) D. americanus (24935 24936 24938)
Wenlock - Silurian433.4 - 419.2USA (Wisconsin) D. americanus (13021 13040 13041)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4Czech Republic D. fleur (14050) D. forbesi (14102)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4Canada (Northwest Territories) D. sp. (497)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4Sweden (Gotland) D. ellipticum (13551) D. globifrons (13553)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6Sweden (Gotland) D. snodensis (13563)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6Czech Republic D. sp. (14106)
Whitwellian426.2 - 425.4Canada (Northwest Territories) D. braybrooki (26050) D. grovesi (26048) D. grovesi, D. braybrooki (26035 26042)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0Sweden (Gotland) D. sp. A (13582)