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Scutellum ✝
| Description | Scutellum may refer to: From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scutellum, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Styginidae : Scutellum | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Scutellum Pusch, 1833 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Geognostische Beschreibung von Polen, sowie den übrigen Nord-Karpathenländern (1): 119 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 458 - 452 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 380 - 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Corynexochida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | well-developed (based on Styginidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Corynexochida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ontogeny | molting,addition of parts (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ecospace Comments | BODY SIZE: Data from Harrington et al. (1959). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite, chitin (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | T. J. A. Reijers. 1972. Facies and diagenesis of the Devonian Portilla Limestone Formation between the River Esla and the embalse de la Luna, Cantabrian Mountains, Spain. Leidse Geologische Mededelingen 47(2):163-249 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scutellum |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Scutellum alutaceum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Scutellum calvum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Scutellum costatum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Scutellum decipulum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Scutellum delicatum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Scutellum droseron ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 443 Ma Silurian | 443 Ma Silurian | |
| Scutellum geesense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Scutellum hollandi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Scutellum pardalios species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Scutellum protrusifrons ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 382 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 382 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Scutellum rochesterense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Scutellum semiverrucosum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Scutellum tullium species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Scutellum verrucosum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Scutellum wardi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1833 | Scutellum Pusch p. 338 |
| 1841 | Goldius deKoninck p. 650 |
| 2002 | Scutellum Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2003 | Scutellum Jell and Adrain p. 443 |
References
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!
