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Sphaerexochus pulcher

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8573674https://www.gbif.org/species/8573674
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)309674https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=309674
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Cheiruridae : Sphaerexochus : Sphaerexochus pulcher
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Cheiruridae : Sphaerexochus : Sphaerexochus pulcher
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Ecdysozoa
-Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumMandibulata
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderCheirurinaHarrington and Leanza 1957
familyCheiruridaeHawle and Corda 1847
subfamilySphaerexochinaeOpik 1937
genusSphaerexochusBeyrich 1845
speciesSphaerexochus pulcherWhittington & Evitt 1953
Generic NameSphaerexochus
Scientific NameSphaerexochus pulcher Whittington & Evitt, 1953
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Sphaerexochus pulcherspeciesbelongs to Sphaerexochusstated with evidenceWhittington and Evitt, 1953
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance461 - 450 Ma
Ordovician
Last Recorded Appearance461 - 450 Ma
Ordovician
Environmentmarine (based on Trilobita)
Motilityfast-moving (based on Trilobita)
Visionwell-developed (based on Sphaerexochus)
Dietcarnivore (based on Cheiruridae)
Ontogenymolting,addition of parts (based on Trilobita)
Taphonomyminor spines (based on Sphaerexochus)
Primary Reference (PBDB)H. B. Whittington and W.R., I.I. Evitt. 1953. Silicified Middle Ordovician trilobites. Geological Society of America Memoir 59:1-139

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1953Sphaerexochus pulcher Whittington and Evitt

References

Whittington H. B., Evitt W.R., II. (1953) Silicified Middle Ordovician trilobites, Geological Society of America Memoir 59, 1-139
H. B. Whittington, W.R., II. Evitt (1953) Silicified Middle Ordovician trilobites: Geological Society of America Memoir: 1--139 - via Catalogue of Life
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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