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Lepidocoleus jamesi

Polychaeta - Phyllodocida - Lepidocoleidae

Taxonomy
Plumulites jamesi was named by Hall and Whitfield (1875).

It was recombined as Lepidocoleus jamesi by Hall and Whitfield (1875), Foerste (1924).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Lepidocoleus jamesi Hall and Whitfield
1924Lepidocoleus jamesi Foerste

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumAnnelidaLamarck 1809
classPolychaetaGrube 1850
RankNameAuthor
subclassAciculataRouse and Fauchald 1997
orderPhyllodocidaDales 1962
suborderAphroditiformiaLevinsen 1883
Machaeridia
CuniculepadidaParry et al. 2014
familyLepidocoleidaeClarke 1896
genusLepidocoleusFaber 1886
speciesjamesi(Hall and Whitfield 1875)

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.

Lepidocoleus jamesi Hall and Whitfield 1875
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: grazerc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-21 12:29:35
Modified: 2009-09-21 14:29:35
Source: c = class
Reference: Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Middle Ordovician to the top of the Edenian or 470.00000 to 450.20000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Ordovician470.0 - 458.4USA (New York) Lepidocoleus jamesi (181523)
Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Lepidocoleus jamesi (219965)
Katian453.0 - 445.2USA (New York) Lepidocoleus jamesi (340)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2Canada (Ontario) Lepidocoleus jamesi (173252)