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Cyphoniscus socialis

Trilobita - Isocolidae

Taxonomy
Cyphoniscus socialis was named by Salter (1853). It is the type species of Cyphoniscus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Cyphoniscus socialis Salter

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
familyIsocolidaeAngelin 1854
genusCyphoniscusSalter 1853
speciessocialisSalter 1853

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.

Cyphoniscus socialis Salter 1853
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: blindf
Created: 2010-01-04 12:55:47
Modified: 2010-01-04 14:55:47
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Actonian to the top of the Cautleyan or 454.00000 to 448.80000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sandbian458.4 - 453.0China (Gansu) Cyphoniscus socialis (182201)
Actonian - Cautleyan454.0 - 448.8Iran (Gilan) Cyphoniscus socialis (232879)
Cautleyan - Hirnantian449.2 - 443.4Ireland Cyphoniscus socialis (161780)