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Neodrepanura âśť
| Description | Neodrepanura is an extinct genus of damesellid odontopleurid trilobite. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neodrepanura, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Lichida : Damesellidae : Neodrepanura | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Neodrepanura Ă–zdikmen, 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Article title: Nomenclatural changes for fourteen trilobites genera. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 505 - 497 Ma Cambrian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 501 - 485 Ma Cambrian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | fast-moving (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | well-developed (based on Damesellidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Lichida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ontogeny | molting,addition of parts (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite, chitin (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | H. Ă–zdikmen. 2006. Nomenclatural changes for fourteen trilobites genera. Munis Entomology & Zoology 1:179-190 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neodrepanura |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Drepanura crassispina âśť species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 501 Ma Cambrian | 501 Ma Cambrian | |
| Drepanura ketteleri âśť species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 501 Ma Cambrian | 501 Ma Cambrian | |
| Drepanura transversa âśť species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 501 Ma Cambrian | 501 Ma Cambrian | |
| Neodrepanura crassispina species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Neodrepanura ketteleri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Neodrepanura premesnili âśť species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 501 Ma Cambrian | 501 Ma Cambrian | |
| Neodrepanura transversa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1899 | Drepanura Bergeron |
| 2002 | Drepanura Jell and Adrain p. 368 |
| 2002 | Drepanura Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2006 | Neodrepanura Ă–zdikmen p. 183 |
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!
