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Monkaspididae ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Monkaspididae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Monkaspididae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Monkaspididae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 505 - 501 Ma Cambrian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 494 - 485 Ma Cambrian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | fast-moving (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ontogeny | molting,addition of parts (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite, chitin (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | S. Peng, L. E. Babcock, and H. Lin. 2004. Polymerid trilobites from the Cambrian of northwestern Hunan, China, Volume 1: Corynexochida, Lichida and Asaphida |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Liaoningaspis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 501 Ma Cambrian | 501 Ma Cambrian | |
| Metopotropis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 501 Ma Cambrian | 494 Ma Cambrian | |
| Monkaspis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 20 | 505 Ma Cambrian | 501 Ma Cambrian | |
| Walcottaspidella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 501 Ma Cambrian | 501 Ma Cambrian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1935 | Monkaspididae Kobayashi |
| 2004 | Monkaspididae Peng et al. |
| 2011 | Monkaspididae 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!
