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Hebediscidae ✝
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| Rank | family (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Eodiscida : Hebediscidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 530 - 520 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 516 - 513 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) | H. B. Whittington, B. D. E. Chatterton, and S. E. Speyer, R. A. Fortey, RM Owens, W. T. Chang, W. T. Dean, R. A. Fortey, P. A. Jell, J. R. Laurie, A. R. Palmer, L. N. Repina, A. W. A. Rushton, J. H. Shergold, E. N. K. Clakrson, N. V. Wilmot, S. R. A. Kelley. 1997. Trilobita. Introduction, Order Agnostina, Order Redlichiida. Volume 1. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology O:1-530 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Delgadella ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 12 | 530 Ma Cambrian | 516 Ma Cambrian | |
| Hebediscus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 13 | 520 Ma Cambrian | 516 Ma Cambrian | |
| Limbadiscus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Luvsanodiscus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Neopagetina ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 516 Ma Cambrian | 516 Ma Cambrian | |
| Parapagetia ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 520 Ma Cambrian | 520 Ma Cambrian | |
| Tchernyshevioides ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 516 Ma Cambrian | 516 Ma Cambrian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1944 | Hebediscidae Kobayashi p. 45 |
| 1997 | Hebediscidae Whittington et al. p. 387 |
| 2011 | Hebediscidae Adrain p. 104 |
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!
