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Plethopeltidae

Artiopoda - Ptychopariida - Plethopeltidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Plethopeltidae Raymond
1997Plethopeltidae Whittington et al. p. 302
2011Plethopeltidae Adrain p. 108

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
familyPlethopeltidaeRaymond 1925
familyPlethopeltidaeRaymond 1925

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. †Plethopeltidae Raymond 1925
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G. †Arapahoia Miller 1936
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†Arapahoia raymondi Lochman 1938
†Arapahoia typa Miller 1936
G. †Cherrycreekia Adrain and Westrop 2004
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†Cherrycreekia benjii Adrain and Westrop 2004
G. †Exigua Howell 1937
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Invalid names: Brassicicephalus Lochmann 1940 [synonym]
G. †Glaberaspis Adrain and Westrop 2004
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†Glaberaspis scoobydooi Adrain and Westrop 2004
G. †Koldinia Walcott and Resser 1928
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†Koldinia minor Kobayashi 1943
†Koldinia odelli Peng et al. 2009
G. †Koldiniella Sivov 1955
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†Koldiniella convexa Lazarenko 1960
G. †Kuljumbina Lazerenko 1960
G. †Leiocoryphe Clark 1924
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†Leiocoryphe brevis Raymond 1924
†Leiocoryphe gemma Clark 1924
†Leiocoryphe occipitalis Rasetti 1944
G. †Notaiella Ogienko 1974
G. †Plethopeltides Maksimova 1962
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†Plethopeltides magnus Maksimova 1962
G. †Plethopeltis Raymond 1913
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†Plethopeltis acutus Rasetti 1944
†Plethopeltis levis Walcott 1899
†Plethopeltis pulveris Ludvigsen et al. 1989
Invalid names: Plethometopus Ulrich 1931 [synonym]
G. †Plethopeltoides Khramova 1968
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Invalid names: Kulyumbopeltis Rozova 1968 [synonym]
G. †Poriplethopeltis Yuan and Yin 1998
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†Poriplethopeltis sinensis Yuan and Yin 1998
G. †Pseudokoldinella Timokhin 1988
G. †Samgonus Özdikmen 2006
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†Samgonus nitens Opik 1967
Invalid names: Lampropeltis [replaced]
G. †Semicyclocephalus Ivshin 1952
G. †Stenopilus Raymond 1924
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†Stenopilus convergens Raymond 1924
†Stenopilus glaber Westrop 1986
†Stenopilus hirtus Rozova 1968
†Stenopilus intermedius Clark 1924
†Stenopilus latus Ulrich et al. 1931
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Invalid names: Leiocoryphe halei Winston and Nicholls 1967 [synonym], Stenopilus bacca Resser 1942 [synonym]
†Stenopilus longispinus Rasetti 1963
†Stenopilus pronus Raymond 1924
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Invalid names: Stenopilus aduncus Resser 1942 [synonym], Stenopilus elongatus Rasetti 1944 [synonym]
G. †Strotocephala Raymond 1937
G. †Tolstotchichaspis Rozova 1960
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-02-29 09:07:31
Modified: 2016-06-02 12:44:28
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Guzhangian to the top of the Mansian or 500.50000 to 485.00000 Ma

Collections (202 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cambrian538.8 - 486.85Canada (Newfoundland) Arapahoia sp. (195766)
Cambrian538.8 - 486.85USA (New York) Plethopeltis sp. (254)
Cambrian538.8 - 486.85USA (Montana) Plethometopus sp. (258)
Middle Cambrian506.5 - 497.0India Koldinia odelli (114666)
Mayan504.5 - 499.5Russian Federation Koldinia deflexa, Plethopeltoides punticulatus, Plethopeltoides strigatus, Plethopeltoides tabiliratus (10118)
Menevian504.5 - 499.5USA (South Dakota) Arapahoia spathulata (8244) Arapahoia spatulata (8242 8243 8245 8246 8247 8248 8273 8275)
Menevian504.5 - 499.5Greenland (Peary Land) Exigua quebecensis (49484)
Marjumian504.5 - 497.0USA (Utah) Arapahoia spatulata (230681)
Marjumian504.5 - 497.0Canada (Newfoundland) Arapahoia raymondi (196026 196074 196096 196101) Arapahoia sp. (196375)
Marjumian504.5 - 497.0Greenland (Peary Land) Exigua quebecensis (49433 49435 49453)
Marjumian504.5 - 497.0USA (Vermont) Exigua quadrata (222)
Mayan - Ayusokkanian504.5 - 497.0Russian Federation Koldiniella prolixa, Koldiniella micula, Koldinia minor (81113)
Menevian - St Davids504.5 - 497.0USA (South Dakota) Arapahoia spatulata (8198 8199)
Marjumian - Steptoean504.5 - 493.5Canada (Newfoundland) Arapahoia sp. (196021)
Guzhangian500.5 - 497.0Canada (Newfoundland) Arapahoia raymondi (198255) Arapahoia sp. (197977)
Guzhangian500.5 - 497.0China (Guizhou) Poriplethopeltis sinensis (125072 125073)
Ayusokkanian499.5 - 497.0Russian Federation (Yakut) Koldinia propria, Plethopeltoides lepidus (232897)
Ensyan497.0 - 495.0Russian Federation (Krasnoyar) Kulyumbopeltis kulyumbensis (131093 131094 131345 131400 131409 131423)
Maduan497.0 - 495.0Russian Federation (Krasnoyar) Kuljumbina grandis (131399)
Nganasanian497.0 - 495.0Russian Federation (Krasnoyar) Koldiniella convexa (131065)
Dresbachian497.0 - 486.85Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Arapahoia raymondi (54235 78932 78933 78934)
Dresbachian497.0 - 486.85Canada (Newfoundland) Arapahoia sp. (196379)
Dresbachian497.0 - 486.85USA (Wyoming) Arapahoia sp. (224 225 226 227)
Dresbachian - Franconian497.0 - 486.85Canada (Newfoundland) Arapahoia sp. (197978)
Furongian497.0 - 486.85Canada (Alberta) Plethometopus obtusus (229380) Plethopeltis obtusus, Leiocoryphe occipitalis (229379)
Furongian497.0 - 486.85USA (Utah) Brassicicephalus sp. (156427)
Late/Upper Cambrian497.0 - 486.85Canada (Newfoundland) Arapahoia sp. (196376)
Merioneth497.0 - 486.85USA (Vermont) Leiocoryphe sp., Plethometopus sp. (6870) Plethometopus sp., Leiocoryphe brevis, Stenopilus pronus (8976) Plethometopus sp., Stenopilus pronus (6871)
Merioneth497.0 - 486.85Iran Koldiniella mitella (10633)
Tavgian497.0 - 486.85Russian Federation (Krasnoyar) Koldinia minor (131067 131068 131418)
Taoyuanian495.2 - 486.85Russian Federation (Sakha) Koldinia sp. (133600 133601 133610)
Sunwaptan493.5 - 488.9USA (Oklahoma) Plethometopus armatus, Stenopilus latus (240398 240412 240416) Plethometopus convergens (190350) Plethometopus obtusus (240389) Plethometopus obtusus, Stenopilus latus (240387) Stenopilus latus (240388 240391 240392 240393 240395 240396 240397 240399 240400 240402 240417 240418 240419 240442 240444 240446 240449 240450 240451 240452 240453 240457 240458 240459 240460 240463 240465 240468)
Sunwaptan493.5 - 488.9USA (New York) Plethometopus sp. A (85187) Plethometopus sp. A, Plethometopus obtusus (85186) Plethopeltis sp. (85185)
Sunwaptan493.5 - 488.9USA (Nevada) Cherrycreekia benjii, Glaberaspis scoobydooi (235995)
Sunwaptan493.5 - 488.9Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Leiocoryphe brevis, Stenopilus pronus, Stenopilus longispinus (81272) Leiocoryphe gemma, Leiocoryphe occipitalis (81269) Leiocoryphe occipitalis (81287) Leiocoryphe occipitalis, Stenopilus intermedius (81285) Plethopeltis acutus (81277) Plethopeltis armatus, Stenopilus pronus, Plethopeltis pulveris, Stenopilus convergens (81270) Stenopilus intermedius (81284 81286) Stenopilus pronus, Stenopilus longispinus (81271)
Sunwaptan493.5 - 488.9Canada (Alberta) Plethometopus modestus (54093) Plethometopus modestus, Plethometopus longispinus (54094 81297) Plethometopus obtusus (11078) Plethometopus sp. A, Plethometopus glaber (81301) Plethometopus sp., Plethometopus glaber (54096) Plethometopus sp., Plethometopus sp. A, Plethometopus glaber (81298)
Aksaian492.8 - 491.5Kazakhstan Tolstotchichaspis gibbosa (118458 118460 118463 118465 118475 118476 118477 118479 122774)
Batyrbaian491.5 - 486.85Russian Federation (Siberia) Plethopeltides improvisus (205625)
Niuchehean491.0 - 486.85Russian Federation (Krasnoyar) Plethopeltides magnus (131348 131361 131404 131413)
Stage 10 - Skullrockian491.0 - 483.4USA (Oklahoma) Plethometopus obtusus (240384) Plethopeltis arbucklensis (240380 240381 240382 240383)
Dolgellian490.2 - 486.85Canada (Quebec) Plethometopus acutus (8934) Plethometopus laevis, Plethometopus dubius, Leiocoryphe brevis, Stenopilus elongata, Plethometopus obtusus (8933)
Trempealeauan490.2 - 486.85USA (New Mexico) Plethopeltis arbucklensis (203888 203889)
Trempealeauan490.2 - 486.85USA (Missouri) Plethometopus sp. (8693 8700) Plethometopus sp., Plethopeltis sp. (8905 49504) Plethometopus sp., Stenopilus latus (93582)
Trempealeauan490.2 - 486.85USA (Texas) Leiocoryphe longiceps, Plethometopus convergens, Stenopilus latus (219648) Leiocoryphe occipitalis, Plethometopus convergens (216017 216018) Plethometopus convergens, Stenopilus latus (219654) Plethometopus obtusus (216016) Stenopilus latus (219651 219653 233745)
Trempealeauan490.2 - 486.85USA (Wyoming) Stenopilus glaber (9774)
Trempealeauan490.2 - 486.85USA (Nevada) Plethometopus sp. (233789)
Trempealeauan490.2 - 486.85USA (Wisconsin) Plethometopus sp. (255) Plethopeltis sp., Stenopilus sp. (256)
Trempealeauan490.2 - 486.85Canada (Alberta) Plethometopus hastatus (54120)
Trempealeauan490.2 - 486.85Canada (Newfoundland) Plethopeltis armatus (196017) Stenopilus sp. (195937 196018 196019)
Trempealeauan490.2 - 486.85Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Plethometopus dubius, Stenopilus latus (105870) Stenopilus latus (105858)
Trempealeauan490.2 - 486.85USA (South Dakota) Plethometopus sp. (9763 9773)
Trempealeauan490.2 - 486.85USA (Oklahoma) Stenopilus latus (221102)
Trempealeauan490.2 - 486.85Canada (Quebec) Leiocoryphe occipitalis (224134 224136 224139) Plethometopus acutus (224135 224146) Stenopilus dubius, Leiocoryphe brevis, Plethometopus convergens, Stenopilus elongatus (224137) Stenopilus intermedius (224140 224144 224145) Stenopilus pronus (224142)
Skullrockian488.9 - 483.4USA (Texas) Plethometopus obtusus (240193) Stenopilus latus (219680 219681)
Skullrockian488.9 - 483.4USA (Nevada) Plethopeltis arbucklensis (75440)
Mansian486.85 - 485.0Russian Federation (Siberia) Plethopeltoides sp. (9273) Pseudokoldinella sp. (9280) Stenopilus sp. (9287)
Mansian486.85 - 485.0Russian Federation (Krasnoyar) Stenopilus hirtus (131103)
Gasconadian486.85 - 477.1USA (New York) Leiocoryphe lobata (56487)
Tremadocian486.85 - 477.1Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Plethopeltis concavus (81289 81290)
Tremadocian486.85 - 477.1Argentina Plethopeltis obtusus (8880)
Cressagian486.4 - 481.1South Korea (Hwanghae-namdo) Plethopeltis orientalis (39398)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Russian Federation (Krasnoyar) Plethopeltides magnus (131104 131105 131106 131408)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Russian Federation (Siberia) Notaiella sp., Plethopeltoides sp. (9274) Plethopeltoides sp. (9283)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Plethometopus sp. (78091)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Canada (Alberta) Plethometopus obtusus (11075 11076)