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Aphroditiformia (scale worm)

Polychaeta - Phyllodocida

Taxonomy
Aphroditiformia was named by Levinsen (1883). It is extant.

It was assigned to Phyllodocida by Parry et al. (2019).

Subtaxa
Machaeridia

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Aphroditiformia Levinsen
2019Aphroditiformia Parry et al. p. 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumAnnelidaLamarck 1809
classPolychaetaGrube 1850
subclassAciculataRouse and Fauchald 1997
orderPhyllodocidaDales 1962
suborderAphroditiformiaLevinsen 1883
suborderAphroditiformiaLevinsen 1883

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.

Subor. Aphroditiformia Levinsen 1883 [scale worm]
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Unr. †Machaeridia
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Unr. †Cuniculepadida Parry et al. 2014
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Fm. †Lepidocoleidae Clarke 1896
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G. †Lepidocoleus Faber 1886
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†Lepidocoleus jamesi Hall and Whitfield 1875
†Lepidocoleus kuangguoduni Gügel et al. 2017
Fm. †Turrilepadidae Clark 1896
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G. †Turrilepas Woodward 1865
Or. †Hercolepadida Dzik 1986
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G. †Aenigmatectus Hoare and Mapes 1996
G. †Hercolepas Withers 1915
Or. †Lepidocoleomorpha Schallreuter 1985
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G. †Plumulites Barrande 1872
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†Plumulites australis Talent 1963
†Plumulites bengtsoni Vinther et al. 2008
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Fm. †Plumulitidae Jell 1979
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Invalid names: Turrilepadida Pilsbry 1916 [invalid subgroup]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: detritivorec
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-21 12:32:22
Modified: 2010-02-16 04:15:12
Source: c = class
Reference: Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Arenig to the top of the Serpukhovian or 478.60000 to 323.20000 Ma

Collections (109 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Morocco Plumulites bengtsoni (203101)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7United Kingdom (Scotland) Turrilepadidae indet. (184347)
Tremadocian485.4 - 477.7South Korea Plumulites sp. (215847 215848 215850 215851)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0France (Montagne Noire) Lepidocoleus sp., Plumulites sp. (20826)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0USA (Nevada) Machaeridia indet. (64601)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0Morocco Plumulites sp. (20979)
Floian477.7 - 470.0Morocco (Anti Atlas) Machaeridia indet. (166731)
Floian477.7 - 470.0China (Hunan) Machaeridia indet. (226639)
Floian477.7 - 470.0Morocco Plumulites sp. (197278)
Middle Ordovician470.0 - 458.4USA (New York) Lepidocoleus jamesi (181523)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4Ireland Plumulites sp. (381)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4South Korea (Kangwon-do) Plumulites chikunensis (56171)
Sarka466.0 - 466.0Czech Republic Plumulites sp. (3857)
Letna - Harnagian460.9 - 457.2Czech Republic Plumulites folliculum (3861)
Dobrotivian459.0 - 457.9Czech Republic Plumulites sp., Turrilepas sp. (3859)
Dobrotivian459.0 - 457.9Spain (Cuidad Real) Plumulites sp. (20891)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5Sweden (Vestergotland) Lepidocoleus suecicus (76077 76079 76080)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5Sweden Lepidocoleus sp., Plumulites sp. (380)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5USA (New York) Lepidocoleus jamesi (340)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5Turkey Plumulites sp. (192900)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5Poland Deltacoleus crassus, Mojczalepas multilamellosa (233109)
Caradoc - Ashgill458.4 - 443.7Morocco Plumulites sp. (20961)
Idavere458.0 - 453.0Sweden (Skania) Lepidocoleus sp., Plumulites sp. (2770)
Idavere458.0 - 453.0Sweden (Skane) Lepidocoleus sularpensis, Plumulites scoticus (80104)
Bohdalec457.5 - 445.2Czech Republic (Praha) Plumulites sp. (99690)
Vinice - Late/Upper Ordovician457.5 - 443.8Czech Republic Plumulites sp. (3863)
Zahorany - Late/Upper Ordovician457.5 - 443.8Czech Republic Plumulites sp., Turrilepas sp. (3865)
Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Lepidocoleus jamesi (219965)
Marshbrookian - Actonian455.0 - 453.0Norway (Hadeland) Plumulites sp. (2761)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2Canada (Ontario) Lepidocoleus jamesi (173252)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2Canada (Quebec) Lepidocoleus sp. (440)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Kentucky) Lepidocoleus sp. (72714 72717)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Ohio) Lepidocoleus sp. (383 384 386)
Harju450.5 - 443.8Sweden Plumulites sp. (378 379)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Ohio) Lepidocoleus sp. (387 388 391)
Maysvillian - Ashgill450.2 - 443.7USA (Ohio) Lepidocoleus sp. (389 390)
Kralodvorian449.8 - 445.2Czech Republic (Praha) Lepidocoleus sp. (151986 151988)
Kralodvorian449.8 - 445.2Italy (Sardinia) Machaeridia indet. (185151)
Kralodvorian - Hirnantian449.8 - 443.4Czech Republic (Praha) Lepidocoleus sp. (151987 151989)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Ohio) Lepidocoleus sp. (367 73035)
Pusgillian449.5 - 449.2Sweden Lepidocoleus sp. (2773)
Pusgillian449.5 - 449.2United Kingdom (England) Lepidocoleus suecicus (43780)
Cautleyan - Rawtheyan449.2 - 445.2United Kingdom (Wales) Machaeridia indet. (8389)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2United Kingdom (Wales) Machaeridia indet. (8370 8373)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2Morocco (Zagora) Plumulites sp. (193841)
Porkuni445.6 - 443.7Sweden (Östergötland) Turrilepas sp. (186269)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4United Kingdom (Wales) Machaeridia indet. (8405)
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8United Kingdom (England) Machaeridia indet. (13806 13808)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4USA (Alaska) Compacoleus sp., Lepidocoleus britannicus, Turrilepas n. sp. A (99507)
Aeronian - Telychian440.8 - 433.4USA (Wisconsin) Machaeridia indet. (2846)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Russian Federation (Severnaya Zemlya) Plumulites sp. (85024)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4United Kingdom (Scotland) Machaeridia indet. (23299 23301 23302)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4United Kingdom Compacoleus sp., Lepidocoleus sp., Turrilepas sp. (99376)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Australia (Victoria) Plumulites sp. (8028)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (Wisconsin) Machaeridia indet. (688)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (Indiana) Machaeridia indet. (26778)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (New York) Machaeridia indet. (13047 13050)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (Tennessee) Plumulites sp. (26802)
Wenlock - Ludlow433.4 - 423.0USA (Tennessee) Lepidocoleus sp. (26817)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4Czech Republic Plumulites minimus (14028 14077)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6Australia (Australian Capital Territory) Turrilepas sp. (25683)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0France Plumulites sp. (26110)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2USA (New York) Lepidocoleus reinhardi (491)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Australia (Victoria) Plumulites sp. (7196)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Australia (Victoria) Plumulites australis (75698)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Morocco Lepidocoleus rugatus (150334 150363 150506 150508 150580)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Canada (Yukon) Turrilepas sp. (606)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Czech Republic (Moravia) Lepidocoleus indet. (25063)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Spain (Aragon) Plumulites sp. (40498)
Kinderhookian358.9 - 352.0USA (Indiana) Machaeridia indet. (6734)
Chadian346.7 - 340.0USA (Indiana) Turrilepas sp. (2208)
Chadian346.7 - 340.0USA (Tennessee) Machaeridia indet. (6914)
Chadian - Arundian346.7 - 340.0USA (Indiana) Turrilepas sp. (557)
Chadian - Arundian346.7 - 340.0USA (Tennessee) Machaeridia indet. (6915 6916 6917 6918)
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9USA (Alabama) Machaeridia indet. (6766 6782 6823 6835 6841 6847)
Serpukhovian330.9 - 323.2USA (Oklahoma) Clarkeolepis clarkei, Clarkeolepis elegans, Turrilepas whithersi (5611)