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Pilekiidae β
| Description | Pilekiidae is a family of trilobites in the order Phacopida, specifically within Suborder Cheirurina. It includes the following genera: From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilekiidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Pilekiidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Pilekiidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 497 - 485 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 464 - 458 Ma Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Trilobita) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | fast-moving (based on Trilobita) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | well-developed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Trilobita) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ontogeny | molting,addition of parts (based on Trilobita) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite, chitin (based on Trilobita) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain. 2002. Available generic names for trilobites. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 48(2):331-553 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilekiidae |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Sinoparapilekiini β tribe | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Anacheirurus β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 485 Ma Cambrian | |
| Demeterops β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 485 Ma Cambrian | |
| Koraipsis β genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 485 Ma Cambrian | |
| Landyia β genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 485 Ma Cambrian | |
| Macrogrammus β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 464 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Metapilekia β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 485 Ma Cambrian | |
| Metapliomerops β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 485 Ma Cambrian | |
| Parapilekia β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 16 | 497 Ma Cambrian | 472 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | |
| Pilekia β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 11 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | |
| Pliomeroides β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 477 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | |
| Seisonia β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 485 Ma Cambrian | |
| Sinoparapilekia β genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 467 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Victorispina β genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 485 Ma Cambrian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1955 | Pilekiidae Sdzuy |
| 1997 | Pilekiidae Whittington et al. p. 300 |
| 1999 | Pilekiinae Edgecombe et al. |
| 2013 | Pilekiidae Fortey and Bruton |
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!
