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Failleana

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)9614968https://www.gbif.org/species/9614968
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)20512https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=20512
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Styginidae : Failleana
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
orderCorynexochidaKobayashi 1935
familyStyginidaeVogdes 1890
genusFailleanaChatterton and Ludvigson 1976
Scientific NameFailleana
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Failleanagenusbelongs to Ptychopariidasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Failleanagenusbelongs to Styginidaestated without evidenceJell and Adrain, 2002
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)5
First Recorded Appearance472 - 461 Ma
Ordovician
Last Recorded Appearance427 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Environmentmarine (based on Trilobita)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Corynexochida)
Visionwell-developed (based on Styginidae)
Dietcarnivore (based on Corynexochida)
Ontogenymolting,addition of parts (based on Trilobita)
Taphonomylow 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

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Failleana calva
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
8468 Ma
Middle Ordovician
468 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Failleana limbata
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
16472 Ma
Early/Lower Ordovician
461 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Failleana magnifica
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
10443 Ma
Silurian
441 Ma
Silurian
Failleana wangi
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
10441 Ma
Silurian
439 Ma
Silurian

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1976Failleana Chatterton and Ludvigson
1982Opsypharus Howells
2002Failleana Jell and Adrain p. 375
2002Failleana Sepkoski, Jr.
2002Opsypharus Sepkoski, Jr.

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
Howells Y. (1982) Scottish Silurian trilobites, Monograph of the Palaeontographical Society 135 561, 1-70
Jell P. A., Adrain J. M. (2002) Available generic names for trilobites, Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 48 2, 331-553
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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