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Thylacocephala

Thylacocephala

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Silesicaris Gürich
1982Thylacocephala Pinna et al.
1992Silesicaris Bengtson p. 1022
2002Silesicaris Sepkoski
2002Thylacocephala Sepkoski
2014Thylacocephala Haug et al. p. 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
subphylumCrustaceaBrünnich 1772
EucrustaceaKingsley 1894
classThylacocephalaPinna et al. 1982
classThylacocephalaPinna et al. 1982

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.

Cl. †Thylacocephala Pinna et al. 1982
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G. †Ainiktozoon Scourfield 1937
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Ainiktozoon loganense Scourfield 1937
G. †Ankitokazocaris Arduini 1990
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Ankitokazocaris bandoi Ehiro and Kato 2015
Ankitokazocaris chaohuensis Ji et al. 2017
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Invalid names: Ankitokazocaris tatensis Ehiro et al. 2019 [synonym]
Ankitokazocaris parva Ehiro et al. 2019
Ankitokazocaris triassica Charbonnier 2019
Ankitokazocaris utatsuensis Ehiro and Kato 2015
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Invalid names: Miyagicaris costata Ehiro et al. 2019 [synonym]
Invalid names: Kitakamicaris Ehiro and Kato 2015 [synonym], Miyagicaris Ehiro et al. 2019 [synonym], Parisicaris Charbonnier 2019 [synonym]
Or. †Concavicarida Briggs and Rolfe 1983
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Fm. †Austriocarididae Schram 2014
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G. †Austriocaris Glaessner 1931
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Austriocaris carinata Glaessner 1931
Austriocaris striata Glaessner 1931
G. †Yangzicaris Shen 1983
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Fm. †Clausocarididae Arduini 1992
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G. †Clausocaris Polz 1989
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Clausocaris lithographica Oppenheim 1888
Clausocaris pinnae Arduini 1992
Clausocaris ribeti Secretan 1985
Invalid names: Clausia [replaced]
G. †Convexicaris Schram 1990
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Convexicaris mazonensis Schram 1990
Fm. †Concavicarididae Schram 2014
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G. †Concavicaris Rolfe 1961
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Concavicaris bradleyi Meek 1872
Concavicaris campi Briggs and Rolfe 1983
Concavicaris desiderata Barrande 1872
Concavicaris georgeorum Schram 1990
Concavicaris glenisteri Briggs and Rolfe 1983
Concavicaris incola Chlupac 1963
Concavicaris milesi Briggs and Rolfe 1983
Concavicaris playfordi Briggs and Rolfe 1983
Concavicaris remipes Schram 1990
Concavicaris sinuata Meek and Worthen 1868
Concavicaris woodfordi Cooper 1979
Invalid names: Colpocaris Meek 1872 [replaced]
G. †Harrycaris Briggs and Rolfe 1983
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Harrycaris whittingtoni Briggs and Rolfe 1983
Fm. †Microcarididae Schram 2014
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G. †Atropicaris Arduini and Brasca 1984
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Atropicaris rostrata Arduini and Brasca 1984
G. †Ferrecaris Calzada and Mane 1993
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Ferrecaris magransi Calzada and Mane 1993
G. †Microcaris Pinna 1974
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Microcaris minuta Pinna 1974
G. †Thylacocephalus Lange et al. 2003
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Thylacocephalus cymalopos Lange et al. 2003
Fm. †Protozoeidae Schram 2014
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G. †Protozoea Dames 1886
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Protozoea damesi Roger 1946
Protozoea hilgendorfi Dames 1836
G. †Pseuderichthus Dames 1836
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Or. †Conchyliocarida Secretan 1985
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Fm. †Dollocarididae Schram 2014
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G. †Dollocaris van Straelen 1923
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Dollocaris ingens van Straelen 1923
Dollocaris michelorum Polz 2001
G. †Mayrocaris Polz 1994
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Mayrocaris bucculata Polz 1994
Fm. †Ostenocarididae Schram 2014
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G. †Kilianocaris van Straelen 1923
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Kilianocaris lericheri van Straelen 1923
G. †Ostenocaris Arduini et al. 1984
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Ostenocaris cypriformis Arduini et al. 1980
G. †Eodollocaris Laville et al. 2021
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Eodollocaris keithflinti Laville et al. 2021
G. †Ligulacaris Charbonnier 2019
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Ligulacaris parisiana Charbonnier 2019
G. †Paraostenia Secretan 1985
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Paraostenia voultensis Secretan 1985
G. †Polzia Hegna et al. 2014
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Polzia eldoctorensis Hegna et al. 2014
G. †Rugocaris Tintori et al. 1986
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Rugocaris indunensis Tintori et al. 1986
G. †Thylacares Haug et al. 2014
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Thylacares brandonensis Haug et al. 2014
G. †Victoriacaris Hegna et al. 2014
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Victoriacaris muhiensis Hegna et al. 2014
Invalid names: Silesicaris Gürich 1929 [invalid subgroup]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektobenthicc
Diet: omnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Comments: Data from personal opinion (Lin, pers. comm.)c
Created: 2009-04-21 09:54:11
Modified: 2010-02-06 06:20:58
Source: c = class
Reference: Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Telychian to the top of the Late/Upper Santonian or 438.50000 to 83.50000 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Telychian438.5 - 433.4USA (Wisconsin) Thylacocephala indet., Concavicarida indet., Thylacocephala indet. (91415)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Australia (Western Australia) Concavicaris elytroides (225149)
Kinderhookian360.7 - 353.8USA (Indiana) Concavicaris sp. (6730)
Westphalian D311.45 - 306.95USA (Illinois) Concavicaris georgeorum, Convexicaris mazonensis, Eodollocaris keithflinti (112637)
Missourian305.9 - 303.4USA (Nebraska) Concavicaris sinuata (50933 51008 51013)
Missourian305.9 - 303.4USA (Iowa) Concavicaris sinuata (51016)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2USA (Idaho) Parisicaris triassica, Ligulacaris parisiana (202191) Thylacocephala indet. 1, Thylacocephala indet. 2 (202145) Thylacocephala indet., Ankitokazocaris triassica (211751)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Japan Kitakamicaris utatsuensis (107621) Ostenocaris sp., Ankitokazocaris bandoi, Kitakamicaris utatsuensis (173664)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2China (Anhui) Ankitokazocaris chaohuensis (186557)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2USA (Nevada) Ligulacaris parisiana (211753)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Slovenia Microcaris minuta (166628)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Austria Austriocaris carinata, Austriocaris striata (118111)
Alaunian215.56 - 212.0Italy (Lombardia) Microcaris minuta (59639)
Alaunian215.56 - 212.0Italy (Friuli-Venezia Giulia) Microcaris minuta (83370)
Bucklandi196.5 - 189.6Italy Ostenocaris cypriformis (90673)
Early/Lower Callovian164.7 - 161.2France Dollocaris inges, Kilianocaris lerichei, Clausia ribeti, Paraostenia voultensis (58221)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Mayrocaris bucculata (154138)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany Mayrocaris bucculata, Clausocaris lithographica (122880)
Albian - Cenomanian113.0 - 93.9Mexico (Hidalgo) Victoriacaris muhiensis, Polzia eldoctorensis (135815)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Lebanon Protozoea hilgendorfi (213175)