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Rhyssometopidae
Taxonomy
Rhyssometopidae was named by Oepik (1967). It is not extant. Its type is Rhyssometropus.
It was assigned to Asaphida by Whittington et al. (1997) and Paterson and Laurie (2004); and to Trilobita by Adrain (2011).
It was assigned to Asaphida by Whittington et al. (1997) and Paterson and Laurie (2004); and to Trilobita by Adrain (2011).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1967 | Rhyssometopidae Oepik |
| 1997 | Rhyssometopidae Whittington et al. p. 301 |
| 2004 | Rhyssometopidae Paterson and Laurie p. 98 |
| 2011 | Rhyssometopidae Adrain p. 108 |
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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.
Fm. †Rhyssometopidae Oepik 1967
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G. †Plectrifer Opik 1967
G. †Rhyssometopus Oepik 1967
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G. †Rhyssometropus Opik 1967
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Ayusokkanian to the top of the Payntonian or 499.50000 to 488.30000 Ma
Collections (35 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Wangcunian | China (Hunan) | Qiandongaspis convexa (49163) Qiandongaspis sinensis (49161 49165) Qiandongaspis xiangxiensis (49164) | |
| Boomerangian | Australia (Tasmania) | Tasmana truncata (69972) | |
| Guzhangian | China (Guizhou) | Qiandongaspis qiandongensis (125072) | |
| Guzhangian | China (Hunan) | Qiandongaspis convexa, Qiandongaspis xiangxiensis (49166) Qiandongaspis sinensis (49172 49176 49181 126307 126314 126317 126327) Qiandongaspis sp. (126313) Qiandongaspis xiangxiensis (49168) Rhyssometopus sinensis (128930) Rhyssometopus zhongguoensis (49184 49185 49186 49187 107050 126441) | |
| Ayusokkanian | Kazakhstan | Rhyssometopus rostrifinis (118235 118238 118239 118240 118241 118244) Rhyssometopus rugiceps (118182) | |
| Mindyallan | Australia (Queensland) | Rhyssometopus rhyssometopus (77515 77516) | |
| Mindyallan - Idamean | Australia (Victoria) | Rhyssometopus thielei (64047) | |
| Furongian | China (Hunan) | Rhyssometopus nitidus (124980) | |
| Payntonian | Australia (Northern Territory) | Plectrifer sp. nov. (77426) |