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Reacalymene

Trilobita - Phacopida - Calymenidae

Taxonomy
Reacalymene was named by Shirley (1936) [Sepkoski's age data: O Cara-l Sepkoski's reference number: 378]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Phacopida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Calymenidae by Shirley (1936) and Jell and Adrain (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Reacalymene Shirley p. 395
2002Reacalymene Jell and Adrain p. 438
2002Reacalymene Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderCalymeninaSwinnerton 1915
familyCalymenidaeMilne-Edwards 1840
genusReacalymene

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. †Reacalymene Shirley 1936
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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: actively mobilef
Life habit: nektobenthicf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 14:42:12
Modified: 2012-08-27 07:17:38
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Costonian to the top of the Harnagian or 458.40000 to 457.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Costonian - Harnagian458.4 - 457.2Argentina R. sp. (9033)