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Acanthopyge (Lobopyge) australiformis ✝

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)Not linked to a GBIF record.
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)313651https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=313651
Rankspecies (PBDB)
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Lichida : Lichidae : Belenopyge : Acanthopyge (Lobopyge) australiformis
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Ecdysozoa
-Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumMandibulata
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderLichidaMoore 1959
familyLichidaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusBelenopygePek and Vanek 1991
speciesAcanthopyge (Lobopyge) australiformisChatterton et al. 1979
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Acanthopyge (Lobopyge) australiformisspeciesbelongs to Acanthopyge (Lobopyge)stated with evidenceChatterton et al., 1979
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance411 - 408 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Last Recorded Appearance411 - 408 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Environmentmarine (based on Trilobita)
Motilityfast-moving (based on Trilobita)
Visionwell-developed (based on Lichidae)
Dietcarnivore (based on Lichida)
Ontogenymolting,addition of parts (based on Trilobita)
Taphonomylow Mg calcite, chitin (based on Trilobita)
Primary Reference (PBDB)B. D. E. Chatterton, B. D. Johnson, and K. S. W. Campbell. 1979. Silicified Lower Devonian trilobites from New South Wales. Palaeontology 22(4):799-837

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1979Acanthopyge (Lobopyge) australiformis Chatterton et al.
2001Acanthopyge (Lobopyge) australiformis Ebach and Ahyong

References

Chatterton B. D. E., Johnson B. D., et al (1979) Silicified Lower Devonian trilobites from New South Wales, Palaeontology 22 4, 799-837
Ebach M. C., Ahyong S. T. (2001) Phylogeny of the trilobite subgenus Acanthopyge (Lobopyge), Cladistics 17 1, 1-10 doi:10.1111/j.1096-0031.2001.tb00107.x
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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