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Hyrokybe

Trilobita - Phacopida - Cheiruridae

Taxonomy
Hyrokybe was named by Lane (1972) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ldov-m S Wenl-u Sepkoski's reference number: 651].

It was assigned to Acanthoparyphinae by Adrain (1998); to Cheiruridae by Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Phacopida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Hyrokybe Lane
1974Shiqiania Chang
1998Hyrokybe Adrain p. 701
2002Hyrokybe Jell and Adrain p. 387
2002Hyrokybe Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderCheirurinaHarrington and Leanza 1957
familyCheiruridaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusHyrokybeLane 1972

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. †Hyrokybe Lane 1972
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†Hyrokybe canadensis Billings 1866
†Hyrokybe copelandi Perry and Chatterton 1979
†Hyrokybe hadnagyi Chatterton and Perry 1984
†Hyrokybe julli Chatterton and Perry 1984
†Hyrokybe lenzi Chatterton and Perry 1984
†Hyrokybe lightfooti Adrain 1998
†Hyrokybe youngi Adrain 1998
Invalid names: Shiqiania Chang 1974 [synonym]
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: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedg
Created: 2010-02-24 05:09:02
Modified: 2010-02-24 07:09:02
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Telychian to the top of the Wenlock or 438.50000 to 427.40000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandovery - Wenlock443.4 - 427.4Greenland H. meliceris (23051)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4China (Hubei) Shiqiania sp. (27779)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Greenland H. pharanx (23048) H. sp. (23101)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Canada (Quebec) H. canadensis (185535)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4China Shiqiania punctata (27773)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Canada (Nunavut) Youngia sp. 2 (26003)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Sweden (Gotland) H. globiceps (13537) H. inermis (13547)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Canada (Northwest Territories) Youngia copelandi (26061 26062)
Whitwellian430.5 - 425.4Canada (Northwest Territories) H. copelandi, H. lenzi (26050) H. hadnagyi, H. julli (26035 26042) H. sp., H. hadnagyi, H. julli (26048)