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Reedops ✝
| Description | Reedops is an extinct genus of phacopid trilobite. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reedops, 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 : Phacopida : Phacopidae : Reedops | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Reedops Richter, 1925 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Senckenbergiana, 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 427 - 423 Ma Silurian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 408 - 383 Ma Devonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | fast-moving (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | well-developed (based on Phacopidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Phacopina) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ontogeny | molting,addition of parts (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite, chitin (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reedops |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Reedops amsdeni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Reedops cephalotes species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Reedops deckeri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Reedops intermedius species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Reedops paenecaecus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Reedops schuebelbergensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Reedops steinhornensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Reedops struveianus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Reedops thuringica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Reedops walcotti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Reedia Wedekind, 1912 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Phacopidae : Reedia |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1925 | Reedops Richter and Richter |
| 2002 | Reedops Jell and Adrain p. 438 |
| 2002 | Reedops Sepkoski, Jr. |
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!
White Mound, Nebo, Murray County, Oklahoma, USA