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Tapinocalymene

Trilobita - Phacopida - Calymenidae

Taxonomy
Tapinocalymene was named by Siveter (1980) [Sepkoski's age data: S Wenl-l S Wenl-u Sepkoski's reference number: 378].

It was assigned to Calymeninae by Adrain and Edgecombe (1997); to Calymenidae by Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Phacopida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Tapinocalymene Siveter
1997Tapinocalymene Adrain and Edgecombe p. 661
2002Tapinocalymene Jell and Adrain p. 451
2002Tapinocalymene 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
genusTapinocalymeneSiveter 1980

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. †Tapinocalymene Siveter 1980
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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: Wenlock or 433.40000 to 427.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4United Kingdom T. sp. (68060)