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Cyclopygoidea

Trilobita - Asaphida

Taxonomy
Cyclopygoidea was named by Raymond (1925). Its type is Cyclopygidae.

It was assigned to Asaphida by Adrain (2011) and Fortey and Bruton (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Cyclopygoidea Raymond
2011Cyclopygoidea Adrain p. 107
2013Cyclopygoidea Fortey and Bruton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyCyclopygoideaRaymond 1925
superfamilyCyclopygoideaRaymond 1925

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.

Superfm. †Cyclopygoidea Raymond 1925
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Fm. †Cyclopygidae Raymond 1925
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G. †Amicus Koroleva 1967
G. †Aspidaeglina Holub 1911
G. †Circulocrania Fortey and Owens 1987
G. †Cyclopyge Hawle and Corda 1847
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Cyclopyge recurva Lu 1962
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Invalid names: Cyclopyge binodosa Zhang 1981 [synonym]
Cyclopyge vigilans Cooper and Kindle 1936
Invalid names: Aeglina Barrande 1850 [objective synonym]
G. †Degamella Marek 1961
G. †Ellipsotaphrus Whittard 1952
G. †Emmrichops Marek 1961
G. †Gastropolus Whittard 1966
G. †Girvanopyge Kobayashi 1960
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Invalid names: Cremastoglottos Whittard 1961 [synonym], Nanlingia Wei and Zhou 1983 [synonym]
G. †Microparia Hawle and Corda 1847
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Subg. †Microparia (Heterocyclopyge) Marek 1961
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Heterocyclopyge pachycephala Hawle and Corda 1847
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Invalid names: Selenoptychus rotundatus Hawle and Corda 1847 [synonym]
Microparia (Heterocyclopyge) insolens Schuchert and Cooper 1930
Microparia (Heterocyclopyge) kindlei Schuchert and Cooper 1930
Subg. †Microparia (Microparia) Hawle and Corda 1847
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Invalid names: Microparia (Paramicroparia) Zhang 1981 [synonym]
Subg. †Microparia (Quadratapyge) Zhou in Zhou et al 1977
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Microparia (Quadratapyge) latilimbata Zhou in Zhou et al 1977
G. †Novakella Whittard 1961
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Invalid names: Incisopyge Pillet and Courtessole 1985 [synonym]
G. †Phylacops Cooper and Kindle 1936
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Subfm. †Pricyclopyginae Fortey and Owens 1987
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G. †Pricyclopyge Richter and Richter 1954
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Pricyclopyge gallica Tjernvik 1956
Pricyclopyge oceanitis Mergl 2006
Pricyclopyge prisca Barrande 1872
Pricyclopyge synophthalma Kloucek 1916
Invalid names: Bicyclopyge Horbinger and Vanek 1985 [synonym]
G. †Prospectatrix Fortey 1981
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Prospectatrix genatenta Stubblefield and Bulman 1927
G. †Psilacella Whittard 1952
G. †Sagavia Koroleva 1967
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Sagavia laxa Zhou et al. 2014
G. †Selenoptychus Hawle and Corda 1847
G. †Symphysops Raymond 1925
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Symphysops armatus Barrande 1872
Symphysops djebaglensis Kolova 1936
G. †Xenocyclopyge Lu 1962
Invalid names: Bohemillidae Barrande 1872 [invalid subgroup]
Fm. †Nileidae Angelin 1854
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G. †Aocaspis Dolambi and Gond 1992
G. †Barrandia M'Coy 1849
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Barrandia homfrayi Hicks 1875
Barrandia mccoyi Walcott 1884
G. †Berkutaspis Lisogor 1947
G. †Borthaspidella Rasetti 1954
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Borthaspidella gaspensis Rasetti 1954
G. †Bumastides Veber 1948
G. †Elongatanileus Ji 1986
G. †Homalopteon Salter 1867
G. †Illaenopsis Salter 1865
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Illaenopsis stenorhachis Harrington 1938
Illaenopsis thomsoni Salter 1866
Invalid names: Rokycania Pribyl and Vanek 1965 [synonym]
G. †Kodymaspis Prantl and Pribyl 1950
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Kodymaspis limena Ć najdr 1984
G. †Lakaspis Kobayashi 1937
G. †Neopsilocephalina Yin 1978
Nileidae stenorhachis Harrington 1938
G. †Nileus Dalman 1827
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Nileus affinis Billings 1865
Nileus amplus Zhou et al. 2014
Nileus australis Tortello and Esteban 2014
Nileus cingolanii Tortello and Esteban 2016
Nileus depressus Boeck 1838
Nileus deynouxi Destombes et al. 1969
Nileus erici Tortello and Esteban 2016
Nileus exarmatus Tjernvik 1956
Nileus exarmatus lineatus Schrank 1972
Nileus gabata Dean 1973
Nileus glazialis Schrank 1973
Nileus hesperaffinis Ross and Barnes 1967
Nileus lacunosa Whittington 1965
Nileus macrops Billings 1865
Nileus orbiculatoides Schrank 1972
Nileus orbiculatus Tjernvik 1956
Nileus petilus Xia 1978
Nileus planiceps Nielsen 1995
Nileus porosus Fortey 1975
Nileus scrutator Billings 1865
Nileus walcotti Endo 1932
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Invalid names: Nileus liangshanensis Lu 1975 [synonym]
Invalid names: Remopleuridioides Harrington and Leanza 1957 [synonym]
G. †Parabarrandia Prantl and Pribyl 1949
G. †Paraperaspis Zhou et al. 2014
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Paraperaspis angustus Zhou et al. 2014
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Invalid names: Nileus transversus Zhang 1981 [synonym]
Paraperaspis dawangouensis Zhou et al. 2014
G. †Peraspis Whittington 1965
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Peraspis erugata Ross 1970
Peraspis kolouros Norford and Ross 1978
Peraspis lineolata Raymond 1925
Peraspis omega Fortey 1975
Peraspis yukonensis Dean 1973
G. †Petrbokia Pribyl and Vanek 1965
G. †Platypeltoides Pribyl 1949
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Subg. †Platypeltoides (Troedssonia) Poletaeva 1960
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Platypeltoides croftii Callaway 1877
Platypeltoides perseis Mergl 2006
Invalid names: Platypeltis Callaway 1877 [replaced]
G. †Poronileus Fortey 1975
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Poronileus fistulosus Fortey 1975
Poronileus isoteloides Fortey 1975
Poronileus jugatus Fortey 1975
Poronileus vallancei Fortey 1975
G. †Psilocephalinella Kobayashi 1951
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Invalid names: Borthaspis Stubblefield 1951 [objective synonym]
G. †Shenjiawania Peng 1984
G. †Symphysurina Ulrich 1924
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Symphysurina brevis Fortey 1983
Symphysurina bulbosa Lochman 1964
Symphysurina elegans Poulsen 1937
Symphysurina goniura Billings 1860
Symphysurina myopia Westrop and in Landing et al 2003
Symphysurina robusta Poulsen 1937
Symphysurina spicata Ulrich in Walcott 1925
Symphysurina uncaspicata Hintze 1953
Symphysurina walcotti Kindle 1929
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Invalid names: Symphysurina brevispicata Hintze 1953 [synonym]
Symphysurina woosteri Ulrich and Walcott 1924
G. †Symphysurus Goldfuss 1843
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Symphysurus angustatus Sars and Boeck 1838
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Invalid names: Symphysurus socialis Linnarsson 1869 [synonym]
Symphysurus arcticus Fortey 1975
Symphysurus goldfussi Walcott 1884
Symphysurus palpebrosus Barrande 1852
G. †Varvia Tjernvik 1956
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Varvia breviceps Angelin 1854
Fm. †Symphysurinidae Kobayashi 1955
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G. †Eurysymphysurina Fortey and Bruton 2013
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Eurysymphysurina spora Fortey and Bruton 2013
G. †Randaynia Boyce 1989
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Randaynia langdoni Boyce 1989
Randaynia saundersi Boyce 1989
Fm. †Taihungshaniidae Sun 1931
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G. †Asaphellina Chalmas and Bergeron 1989
G. †Asaphopsis Mansuy 1920
G. †Omeipsis Kobayashi 1951
G. †Taihungshania Sun 1931
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Taihungshania miqueli Bergeron 1893
Invalid names: Miquelina Thoral 1935 [synonym]
G. †Tungtzuella Lu 1957
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-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2009-10-11 08:22:09
Modified: 2020-06-15 15:27:39
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Cressagian to the top of the Rawtheyan or 486.50000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections (800 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Furongian497.0 - 485.4Russian Federation (Gorny Altai) Platypeltoides andersoni, Platypeltoides wimani (203914 203915 203916)
Trempealeauan492.5 - 485.4Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Symphysurina cleora (203836) Symphysurina minima (105856) Symphysurina sp. (105871) Symphysurina spicata (105869)
Trempealeauan492.5 - 485.4USA (Texas) Symphysurina brevispicata (215998 215999 216000 216001 216002 216003 216005 216007)
Trempealeauan492.5 - 485.4USA (Utah) Symphysurina eurekensis, Symphysurina brevispicata, Symphysurina spicata (219670 219671)
Trempealeauan - Gasconadian492.5 - 477.7Canada (Quebec) Borthaspidella gaspensis (105866)
Batyrbaian - Tremadocian491.5 - 477.7Russian Federation (Siberia) Platypeltoides anderssoni, Platypeltoides wimani (205624)
Niuchehean489.5 - 485.4China (Hunan) Berkutaspis sinensis, Troedssonia wimani (107332) Shenjiawania brevica, Platypeltoides wimani (126682 126683) Troedssonia elongata, Troedssonia wimani (126731) Troedssonia longiforma, Troedssonia wimani (126730) Troedssonia subquadrata (126728) Troedssonia wimani (107335)
Niuchehean489.5 - 485.4China (Jilin Provence) Platypeltoides hunjiangensis (156922) Platypeltoides hunjiangensis, Platypeltoides laevigata (156921) Platypeltoides laevigata, Platypeltoides hunjiangensis (156924)
Skullrockian487.5 - 482.3USA (New York) Symphysurina myopia (87524)
Skullrockian487.5 - 482.3Canada (British Columbia) Symphysurina spicata (50164)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Pusgillian449.5 - 449.2China (Hubei) Cyclopyge sp., Nileus sp. (4689)
Pusgillian449.5 - 449.2China (GanSu) Cyclopyge sp. (8558)
Pusgillian449.5 - 449.2Sweden Cyclopyge sp. (2773)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Sweden (Vastergotland) Cyclopyge sp. (74932)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7China (ZheJiang) Cyclopyge sp., Phylacops sp. (7767)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7China (GuangXi) Cyclopyge sp. (4672)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7Canada (Quebec) Cyclopyge sp. b, Symphysops spinifera, Symphysops sp. b, Heterocyclopyge insolens, Heterocyclopyge kindlei (13130) Heterocyclopyge insolens (76075) Symphysops sp. (54135) Symphysops sp., Heterocyclopyge insolens, Heterocyclopyge kindlei, Cyclopyge vigilans (13131)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7USA (Maine) Cyclopyge quadriangularis, Cyclopyge spp., Cyclopyge marginata, Nileus sp., Symphysops sp., Microparia sp. (185954)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2United Kingdom (Wales) Cyclopyge marginata (3675)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2United Kingdom (England) Cyclopyge sp., Degamella sp., Microparia sp., Psilacella sp., Symphysops sp. (3681) Cyclopyge sp., Microparia sp. (3666) Cyclopyge sp., Microparia sp., Symphysops sp. (3671 3676)