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Rhinocarididae ✝
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| Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Rhinocarididae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Archaeostraca : Rhinocarididae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Rhinocarididae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Phyllocarida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | well-developed (based on Malacostraca) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Phyllocarida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | chitin (based on Malacostraca) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | A. L. Rode and B. S. Lieberman. 2002. Phylogenetic and biogeographic analysis of Devonian phyllocarid crustaceans. Journal of Paleontology 76(2):271-286 |
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Carinatacaris ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Dithryocaris ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Dithyrocaris ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Elymocaris ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Herbertocaris genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nahecaris ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 409 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 409 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Oryctocaris genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Rhinocaris ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | |
| Tropidocaris ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Diplophaspis frankei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1888 | Rhinocarididae Hall and Clarke |
| 2002 | Rhinocarididae Rode and Lieberman p. 280 |
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!
