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Oedorhachis

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4639170https://www.gbif.org/species/4639170
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)19280https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=19280
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Agnostida : Diplagnostidae : Oedorhachis
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
orderAgnostidaSalter 1864
superfamilyAgnostoideaM'Coy 1849
familyDiplagnostidaeWhitehouse 1936
genusOedorhachisResser 1938
Scientific NameOedorhachis Resser, 1938
Name Published InSpec. Pap. Geol. Soc. Amer., 15
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Oedorhachisgenusbelongs to Diplagnostidaestated with evidenceWhittington et al., 1997
Oedorhachisgenusbelongs to Agnostidasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)3
First Recorded Appearance513 - 501 Ma
Cambrian
Last Recorded Appearance501 - 485 Ma
Cambrian
Environmentmarine (based on Trilobita)
Motilityslow-moving (based on Agnostida)
Visionblind (based on Diplagnostidae)
Dietdetritivore (based on Agnostida)
Ontogenymolting,addition of parts (based on Trilobita)
Taphonomylow 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

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Oedorhachis boltonensis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Oedorhachis globulosus
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
5505 Ma
Cambrian
505 Ma
Cambrian
Oedorhachis greendalensis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Oedorhachis mesleri
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Oedorhachis taitzehoensis
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
3501 Ma
Cambrian
501 Ma
Cambrian
Oedorhachis tennesseensis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Oedorhachis typicalis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Oedorhachis ulrichi
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1938Oedorhachis Resser
1997Oedorhachis Whittington et al. p. 364
2002Oedorhachis Sepkoski, Jr.

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
Whittington H. B., Chatterton B. D. E., et al (1997) Trilobita. Introduction, Order Agnostina, Order Redlichiida. Volume 1, Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology O, 1-530
Museum Victoria KEmu database (Oct 2006) - 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
Spec. Pap. Geol. Soc. Amer., 15 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
extinct group - 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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