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Phylacteridae ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Phylacteridae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phylacteridae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Phylacteridae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 501 - 485 Ma Cambrian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 485 - 478 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | fast-moving (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | well-developed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ontogeny | molting,addition of parts (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite, chitin (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain. 2002. Available generic names for trilobites. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 48(2):331-553 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Aphelotoxon ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 19 | 501 Ma Cambrian | 497 Ma Cambrian | |
| Cliffia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 51 | 501 Ma Cambrian | 499 Ma Cambrian | |
| Drabia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 39 | 501 Ma Cambrian | 501 Ma Cambrian | |
| Phylacterus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 501 Ma Cambrian | 485 Ma Cambrian | |
| Ponumia ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 501 Ma Cambrian | 501 Ma Cambrian | |
| Westonaspis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 501 Ma Cambrian | 499 Ma Cambrian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1989 | Phylacteridae Ludvigsen and Westrop |
| 2002 | Phylacteridae Jell and Adrain p. 476 |
| 2011 | Phylacteridae Adrain p. 108 |
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!
