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Fuchouia ✝
| Description | Dolichometopidae is a family of corynexochid trilobites that lived in the Cambrian, from the lower Botomian to the Dresbachian. It contains the following genera: From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuchouia, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Dolichometopidae : Fuchouia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Fuchouia Resser & Endo, 1935 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | in Kobayashi, J. Fac. Sci. Univ. Tokyo, Geol., 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 513 - 505 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 501 - 497 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Trilobita) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Corynexochida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | well-developed (based on Dolichometopidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Corynexochida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ontogeny | molting,addition of parts (based on Trilobita) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuchouia |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Fuchouia (Parafuchouia) ✝ subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 9 | 513 Ma Cambrian | 505 Ma Cambrian | |
| Fuchouia bulba ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 19 | 513 Ma Cambrian | 501 Ma Cambrian | |
| Fuchouia chiai ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 22 | 505 Ma Cambrian | 501 Ma Cambrian | |
| Fuchouia elongata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Fuchouia kuruktagensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 11 | 513 Ma Cambrian | 505 Ma Cambrian | |
| Fuchouia manchuriensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Fuchouia oratolimba ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 21 | 513 Ma Cambrian | 501 Ma Cambrian | |
| Fuchouia prompta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Fuchouia quadrata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Fuchouia quadratoglabella species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Fuchouia sixinensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 513 Ma Cambrian | 505 Ma Cambrian | |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1935 | Fuchouia Resser and Endo |
| 2002 | Fuchouia Jell and Adrain p. 377 |
| 2002 | Fuchouia Sepkoski, Jr. |
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!
