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Hystricurus ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Aulacopleurida : Hystricuridae : Hystricurus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Hystricurus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 499 - 479 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 472 - 466 Ma Ordovician | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | fast-moving (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | well-developed (based on Hystricuridae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ontogeny | molting,addition of parts (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ecospace Comments | BODY SIZE: Data from Harrington et al. (1959). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | minor spines | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Hystricurus conicus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | |
| Hystricurus contractus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 485 Ma Cambrian | |
| Hystricurus crassilimbatus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | |
| Hystricurus deflectus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 12 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | |
| Hystricurus elevatus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 485 Ma Cambrian | |
| Hystricurus missouriensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Hystricurus oculilunatus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 25 | 488 Ma Cambrian | 485 Ma Cambrian | |
| Hystricurus penchiensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 485 Ma Cambrian | |
| Hystricurus robustus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 485 Ma Cambrian | |
| Hystricurus sulcatus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 485 Ma Cambrian | |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1913 | Hystricurus Raymond |
| 1955 | Vermilionites Kobayashi |
| 2002 | Hystricurus Jell and Adrain p. 387 |
| 2002 | Hystricurus Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2002 | Vermilionites Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2003 | Hystricurus Adrain et al. p. 561 |
| 2013 | Hystricurus Fortey and Bruton |
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!
