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Longicoryphe

Trilobita - Proetida - Tropidocoryphidae

Taxonomy
Longicoryphe was named by Erben (1966).

It was reranked as Tropidocoryphe (Longicoryphe) by Feist (1976); it was reranked as Astycoryphe (Longicoryphe) by Wright and Chatterton (1988).

It was assigned to Tropidocoryphe by Feist (1976); to Astycoryphe by Wright and Chatterton (1988); and to Tropidocoryphinae by Feist (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Longicoryphe Erben
1976Tropidocoryphe (Longicoryphe) Feist p. 56
1988Astycoryphe (Longicoryphe) Wright and Chatterton p. 97
2003Longicoryphe Feist p. 435

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
superfamilyProetoideaHawle and Corda 1847
familyTropidocoryphidae(Pribyl 1946)
subfamilyTropidocoryphinae(Pribyl 1946)
genusLongicorypheErben 1966

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.

G. †Longicoryphe Erben 1966
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Longicoryphe brilonensis Richter 1919
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. Feist 2003Cephalic margins bordered with rims, glabella unconstricted or slightly constricted anterolaterally, glabella longer than sagittal length of praeglabellar field, anterior sutures widely divergent, palpebral lobes short and modestly wide, pygidial axis narrower than pleural field, postaxial area narrower than half-length of axis, pleural ridges increasing in height abaxially and from rear to front.
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: deposit feedero
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-19 03:01:20
Modified: 2009-12-19 05:01:20
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Fortey and Owens 1999, Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Middle Givetian or 383.00000 to 380.20000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Givetian383.0 - 380.2France (Herault) L. brilonensis (223223) L. tenuistriata (229170)
Late/Upper Givetian380.2 - 382.7France Tropidocoryphe circumincisa (223498)
Late/Upper Givetian380.2 - 382.7France (Montagne Noire) L. anteglabra (223234) Tropidocoryphe bissousensis (223302)