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Rhyssometopidae ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Rhyssometopidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Rhyssometopidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 505 - 501 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 494 - 485 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Trilobita) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | fast-moving (based on Asaphida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | deposit feeder (based on Asaphida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ontogeny | molting,addition of parts (based on Trilobita) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite, chitin (based on Trilobita) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. R. Paterson and J. R. Laurie. 2004. Late Cambrian trilobites from the Dolodrook River limestones, eastern Victoria, Australia. Memoirs of the Association of Australasian Palaeontologists 30:83-111 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Plectrifer ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 494 Ma Cambrian | 494 Ma Cambrian | |
| Qiandongaspis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 16 | 505 Ma Cambrian | 501 Ma Cambrian | |
| Rhyssometopus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 18 | 505 Ma Cambrian | 497 Ma Cambrian | |
| Tasmana ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 504 Ma Cambrian | 504 Ma Cambrian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1967 | Rhyssometopidae Oepik |
| 1997 | Rhyssometopidae Whittington et al. p. 301 |
| 2004 | Rhyssometopidae Paterson and Laurie p. 98 |
| 2011 | Rhyssometopidae 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!
