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Telephina (Telephina) ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	Not linked to a GBIF record.
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	364913	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=364913

Rank

subgenus (PBDB)

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Telephinidae : Telephina : Telephina (Telephina)

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Ecdysozoa
-	Panarthropoda
phylum	Arthropoda	Latreille 1829
subphylum	Mandibulata
class	Trilobita	Walch 1771
order	Proetida	Fortey and Owens 1975
family	Telephinidae	Marek 1952
genus	Telephina	Marek 1952
subgenus	Telephina (Telephina)	Marek 1952

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Telephina (Telephina)	subgenus	belongs to Telephina	stated with evidence	Marek, 1952

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

472 - 461 Ma
Ordovician

Last Recorded Appearance

450 - 444 Ma
Paleozoic

Environment

marine (based on Trilobita)

Motility

actively mobile (based on Telephinidae)

Vision

well-developed (based on Telephinidae)

Diet

microcarnivore (based on Telephinidae)

Ontogeny

molting,addition of parts (based on Trilobita)

Taphonomy

major spines (based on Telephina)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

F. Nikolaisen. 1963. The Middle Ordovician of the Oslo Region, Norway 14. The trilobite family Telephinidae. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift 43:345-399

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Telephina (Telephina) americana ✝ species	listed (PBDB)	13	472 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician	466 Ma Middle Ordovician
Telephina (Telephina) angulata ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Telephina (Telephina) bicuspis ✝ species	listed (PBDB)	9	466 Ma Middle Ordovician	464 Ma Middle Ordovician
Telephina (Telephina) bilunata ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Telephina (Telephina) bipunctata ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Telephina (Telephina) buttsi ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Telephina (Telephina) chinensis ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Telephina (Telephina) fracta ✝ species	listed (PBDB)	2	450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Telephina (Telephina) furnesensis ✝ species	listed (PBDB)	2	466 Ma Middle Ordovician	466 Ma Middle Ordovician
Telephina (Telephina) gelasinosa ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Telephina (Telephina) hibernica ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Telephina (Telephina) hircina ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Telephina (Telephina) impuctata ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Telephina (Telephina) intermedia ✝ species	listed (PBDB)	5	466 Ma Middle Ordovician	466 Ma Middle Ordovician
Telephina (Telephina) lata ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Telephina (Telephina) mobergi ✝ species	listed (PBDB)	8	466 Ma Middle Ordovician	466 Ma Middle Ordovician
Telephina (Telephina) mysticensis ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Telephina (Telephina) norvegica ✝ species	listed (PBDB)	2	466 Ma Middle Ordovician	466 Ma Middle Ordovician
Telephina (Telephina) pacifica ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Telephina (Telephina) prattensis ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Telephina (Telephina) pustulata ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Telephina (Telephina) reedi ✝ species	listed (PBDB)	1	453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Telephina (Telephina) simulator ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Telephina (Telephina) sinuata ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Telephina (Telephina) skjesethi ✝ species	listed (PBDB)	1	466 Ma Middle Ordovician	466 Ma Middle Ordovician
Telephina (Telephina) spinifera ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Telephina (Telephina) sulcata ✝ species	listed (PBDB)	1	468 Ma Middle Ordovician	468 Ma Middle Ordovician
Telephina (Telephina) tellicoensis ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Telephina (Telephina) transversa ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Telephina (Telephina) troedssoni ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Telephina (Telephina) ulrichi ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Telephina (Telephina) vesca ✝ species	listed (PBDB)	3	466 Ma Middle Ordovician	466 Ma Middle Ordovician
Telephina (Telephina) viriosa ✝ species	listed (PBDB)	1	468 Ma Middle Ordovician	468 Ma Middle Ordovician
Telephina (Telephina) wegelini ✝ species	listed (PBDB)	1	456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1952	Telephina (Telephina) Marek

References

Nikolaisen F. (1963) The Middle Ordovician of the Oslo Region, Norway 14. The trilobite family Telephinidae, Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift 43, 345-399

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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