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Atractopyge brevicauda

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)9572747https://www.gbif.org/species/9572747
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)364878https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=364878
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Encrinuridae : Atractopyge : Atractopyge brevicauda
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Encrinuridae : Atractopyge : Atractopyge brevicauda
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
familyEncrinuridaeAngelin 1854
subfamilyCybelinaeHolliday 1942
genusAtractopygeHawle and Corda 1847
speciesAtractopyge brevicaudaAngelin 1854
Generic NameAtractopyge
Scientific NameAtractopyge brevicauda (Angelin, 1854)
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Atractopyge brevicaudaspeciesbelongs to Atractopygestated with evidenceNikolaisen, 1961
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance461 - 452 Ma
Ordovician
Last Recorded Appearance453 - 443 Ma
Paleozoic
Environmentmarine (based on Trilobita)
Motilityfast-moving (based on Trilobita)
Visionwell-developed (based on Atractopyge)
Dietcarnivore (based on Trilobita)
Ontogenymolting,addition of parts (based on Trilobita)
Taphonomylow Mg calcite, chitin (based on Trilobita)
Primary Reference (PBDB)F. Nikolaisen. 1961. The Middle Ordovician of the Oslo Region, Norway 7. Trilobites of the suborder Cheirurina. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift 41:279-310

Fossil Distribution

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Cybele brevicauda (Angelin, 1854)GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Encrinuridae : Atractopyge : Cybele brevicauda

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1961Atractopyge brevicauda Nikolaisen

References

Nikolaisen F. (1961) The Middle Ordovician of the Oslo Region, Norway 7. Trilobites of the suborder Cheirurina, Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift 41, 279-310
F. Nikolaisen (1961) The Middle Ordovician of the Oslo Region, Norway 7. Trilobites of the suborder Cheirurina: Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift: 279--310 - 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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