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Dorypyge ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	4636747	https://www.gbif.org/species/4636747
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	19546	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=19546

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Dorypygidae : Dorypyge

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Ecdysozoa
-	Panarthropoda
phylum	Arthropoda	Latreille 1829
subphylum	Mandibulata
class	Trilobita	Walch 1771
order	Corynexochida	Kobayashi 1935
suborder	Corynexochina	Kobayashi 1935
family	Dorypygidae	Kobayashi 1935
subfamily	Dorypyginae	Kobayashi 1935
genus	Dorypyge	Dames 1883

Scientific Name

Dorypyge Dames, 1883

Name Published In

in Richthofen, China, 4

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Dorypyge	genus	belongs to Corynexochida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Dorypyge	genus	belongs to Dorypyginae	stated with evidence	Landing et al., 2008
Dorypyge	genus	belongs to Dorypygidae	stated without evidence	Pour and Popov, 2009

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

520 - 513 Ma
Cambrian

Last Recorded Appearance

501 - 485 Ma
Cambrian

Environment

marine (based on Trilobita)

Motility

actively mobile

Vision

well-developed (based on Dorypygidae)

Diet

carnivore

Ontogeny

molting,addition of parts (based on Trilobita)

Ecospace Comments

LIFE HISTORY: Surficial, fully motile fast, predator according to Bambach et al (2007).

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

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Dorypyge asturiana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dorypyge bigranosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dorypyge bispinosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dorypyge bisponsa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dorypyge bisulcata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		6	505 Ma Cambrian	501 Ma Cambrian
Dorypyge damesi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dorypyge globosa ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	501 Ma Cambrian	501 Ma Cambrian
Dorypyge grandispina species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dorypyge grandispinosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dorypyge huaqiaoensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	513 Ma Cambrian	513 Ma Cambrian
Dorypyge kidoi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dorypyge kunshanensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	505 Ma Cambrian	505 Ma Cambrian
Dorypyge laevis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dorypyge lakei ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	520 Ma Cambrian	520 Ma Cambrian
Dorypyge leei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dorypyge manchuriensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dorypyge matsushitai species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dorypyge perconvexa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dorypyge perconvexalis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		7	501 Ma Cambrian	501 Ma Cambrian
Dorypyge pergranosa ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	513 Ma Cambrian	513 Ma Cambrian
Dorypyge qinlingensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	513 Ma Cambrian	513 Ma Cambrian
Dorypyge quadriceps ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	516 Ma Cambrian	516 Ma Cambrian
Dorypyge richthofeni ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		25	513 Ma Cambrian	505 Ma Cambrian
Dorypyge richthofeniformis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	516 Ma Cambrian	513 Ma Cambrian
Dorypyge semicircularis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dorypyge shantungensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dorypyge shanxiensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	513 Ma Cambrian	513 Ma Cambrian
Dorypyge suni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dorypyge taitzuensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dorypyge toyamai species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dorypyge toyami species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1883	Dorypyge Dames
2002	Dorypyge Sepkoski, Jr.
2008	Dorypyge Landing et al. p. 897
2009	Dorypyge Pour and Popov

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560

Landing E., Johnson S. C., et al (2008) Faunas and Cambrian volcanism on the Avalonian marginal platform, southern New Brunswick, Journal of Paleontology 82 5, 884-905

Pour M. G., Popov L. E. (2009) Silicified Middle Cambrian trilobites from Kyrgystan, Palaeontology 52 5, 1039-1056

Nomenclator Zoologicus (authority adjusted) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

SN2000: Brands, S. J. (compiler) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

extinct group - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

in Richthofen, China, 4 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

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!

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