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Estaingiidae ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Estaingiidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Redlichiida : Estaingiidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Estaingiidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 520 - 516 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 516 - 513 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Trilobita) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | fast-moving (based on Redlichiida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | well-developed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | deposit feeder (based on Redlichiida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Alanisia ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 520 Ma Cambrian | 516 Ma Cambrian | |
| Eomalungia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 516 Ma Cambrian | 516 Ma Cambrian | |
| Estaingia ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 14 | 520 Ma Cambrian | 516 Ma Cambrian | |
| Ichangia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 516 Ma Cambrian | 516 Ma Cambrian | |
| Paraichangia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 516 Ma Cambrian | 516 Ma Cambrian | |
| Pararaia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 15 | 520 Ma Cambrian | 516 Ma Cambrian | |
| Pseudichangia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 516 Ma Cambrian | 516 Ma Cambrian | |
| Shifangia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 516 Ma Cambrian | 516 Ma Cambrian | |
| Sichuanolenus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 516 Ma Cambrian | 516 Ma Cambrian | |
| Szechuanolenus ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 516 Ma Cambrian | 516 Ma Cambrian | |
| Zhuxiella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alanisia hastata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1970 | Estaingiidae Opik |
| 2002 | Estaingiidae Jell and Adrain p. 471 |
| 2011 | Estaingiidae Adrain p. 104 |
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!
