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Shumardiidae ✝
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Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Shumardiidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Shumardiidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 39 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 501 - 494 Ma Cambrian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 450 - 445 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | fast-moving (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | carnivore (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ontogeny | molting,addition of parts (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | low Mg calcite, chitin (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | R. A. Robison and J. Pantoja-Alor. 1968. Tremadocian trilobites from the Nochixtlan Region, Oaxaca, Mexico. Journal of Paleontology 42(3):767-800 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Akoldinioidia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 12 | 499 Ma Cambrian | 485 Ma Cambrian | |
Changchowilla ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Conophrys ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 497 Ma Cambrian | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | |
Idiomesus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 32 | 501 Ma Cambrian | 485 Ma Cambrian | |
Koldinioidia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 24 | 501 Ma Cambrian | 485 Ma Cambrian | |
Kweichowilla ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 467 Ma Middle Ordovician | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Leioshumardia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 472 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 468 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Leoforteyia ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Shumardia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 160 | 501 Ma Cambrian | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Shumardoella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Tarimella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1907 | Shumardiidae Lake |
1957 | Shumardiidae Harrington and Leanza |
1968 | Shumardiidae Robison and Pantoja-Alor p. 796 |
1997 | Shumardiidae Whittington et al. p. 302 |
2011 | Shumardiidae 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!