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Glyptambon

Trilobita - Phacopida - Dalmanitidae

Taxonomy
Glyptambon was named by Holloway (1981) [Sepkoski's age data: S Wenl-u S Ludl Sepkoski's reference number: 574]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Phacopida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Dalmanitidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Glyptambon Holloway
2002Glyptambon Jell and Adrain p. 379
2002Glyptambon Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderPhacopinaStruve 1959
superfamilyDalmanitoideaVogdes 1890
familyDalmanitidaeVogdes 1890
genusGlyptambonHolloway 1981

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. †Glyptambon Holloway 1981
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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: carnivoresubo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 14:50:16
Modified: 2009-12-16 01:04:43
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Fortey and Owens 1999, Hendy 2009

Age range: Wenlock or 433.40000 to 427.40000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (Arkansas) G. verrucosus (26020)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (Indiana) G. verrucosus (24940 25876 25877)
Wenlock - Ludlow433.4 - 423.0USA (Illinois) G. verrucosus (24939)