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Cheiropyge ✝

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4637788https://www.gbif.org/species/4637788
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)21117https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=21117
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Brachymetopidae : Cheiropyge
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Aulacopleurida : Brachymetopidae : Cheiropyge
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
orderAulacopleuridaAdrain 2011
familyBrachymetopidaePrantl and Pribyl 1951
genusCheiropygeDiener 1896
Scientific NameCheiropyge Diener, 1896
Name Published InDenkschr. Akad. Wien, Math.-Naturw. Cl., 62
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Cheiropygegenusbelongs to Brachymetopinaestated with evidenceOwens and Hammann, 1990
Cheiropygegenusbelongs to Proetidasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Cheiropygegenusbelongs to Brachymetopidaestated with evidenceOwens, 2003
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)4
First Recorded Appearance296 - 290 Ma
Permian
Last Recorded Appearance260 - 254 Ma
Permian
Environmentmarine (based on Trilobita)
Motilityfast-moving (based on Trilobita)
Visionwell-developed (based on Brachymetopidae)
Dietcarnivore (based on Trilobita)
Ontogenymolting,addition of parts (based on Trilobita)
Taphonomylow Mg calcite, chitin (based on Trilobita)
Primary Reference (PBDB)C. Diener. 1897. The Permocarboniferous fauna of Chitichun No. 1. Palaeontologia Indica, Series 15 1(3):1-105

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Cheiropyge (Suturikephalion) ✝
subgenus		listed (PBDB)
Cheiropyge himalayensis ✝
species		accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)		2296 Ma
Permian		260 Ma
Permian
Cheiropyge koizumii ✝
species		accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)		2279 Ma
Permian		265 Ma
Permian

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1897Cheiropyge Diener
1990Cheiropyge Owens and Hammann
2002Cheiropyge Sepkoski, Jr.
2003Cheiropyge Owens p. 383

References

Diener C. The Permocarboniferous fauna of Chitichun No. 1, Palaeontologia Indica, Series 15 1 3, 1-105
Owens R. M., Hammann W. (1990) Proetide triolobites from the Cystoid Limestone (Ashgill) of NW Spain, and the suprageneric classification of related forms, Palaeontologische Zeitschrift 64 3/4, 221-244
Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
Owens R. M. (2003) The stratigraphical distribution and extinctions of Permian trilobites, Special Papers in Palaeontology 70, 377-397
GBIF/Paleo Database - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
extinct group - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Denkschr. Akad. Wien, Math.-Naturw. Cl., 62 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
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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