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Vicissicaudata

Artiopoda

Taxonomy
Vicissicaudata was named by Ortega-Hernandez et al. (2013). It is not extant. It was considered monophyletic by Lerosey-Aubril et al. (2017).

It was reranked as the superclass Vicissicaudata by Lerosey-Aubril et al. (2017).

It was assigned to Artiopoda by Ortega-Hernandez et al. (2013); and to Artiopoda by Lerosey-Aubril et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Vicissicaudata Ortega-Hernandez et al. p. 37 fig. 6a
2017Vicissicaudata Lerosey-Aubril et al. p. 10 fig. 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
RankNameAuthor
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
superclassVicissicaudata()
superclassVicissicaudata()

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.

Supercl. †Vicissicaudata Ortega-Hernandez et al. 2013
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Or. †Aglaspidida Walcott 1911
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Fm. †Aglaspididae Miller 1877
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G. †Aglaspella Raasch 1939
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†Aglaspella eatoni Whitfield 1880
†Aglaspella granulifera Raasch 1939
†Aglaspella sanduensis Lerosey-Aubril et al. 2013
G. †Aglaspis Hall 1862
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†Aglaspis barrandei Hall 1862
†Aglaspis dorsetensis Raasch 1939
†Aglaspis franconensis Raasch 1939
†Aglaspis spinifer Raasch 1939
G. †Aglaspoides Raasch 1939
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†Aglaspoides sculptilis Raasch 1939
G. †Chraspedops Raasch 1939
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†Chraspedops modesta Raasch 1939
G. †Craspedops Raasch 1939
G. †Glypharthrus Raasch 1939
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†Glypharthrus magnoculus Lerosey-Aubril et al. 2017
†Glypharthrus simplex Raasch 1939
†Glypharthrus thomasi Walther 1924
†Glypharthrus trispinicaudatus Lerosey-Aubril et al. 2017
†Glypharthrus vulpes Raasch 1939
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Invalid names: Glypharthrus deadwoodensis Raasch 1939 [synonym]
G. †Gogglops Siveter et al. 2017
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†Gogglops ensifer Siveter et al. 2017
G. †Hesselbonia Lerosey-Aubril et al. 2013
G. †Setaspis Raasch 1939
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†Setaspis regularis Raasch 1939
†Setaspis spinulosus Raasch 1939
G. †Tuboculops Hesselbo 1992
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†Tuboculops fragilis Raasch 1939
G. †Uarthrus Raasch 1939
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†Uarthrus instabilis Raasch 1939
G. †Angarocaris Černyšev 1953
G. †Australaglaspis Ortega-Hernandez et al. 2010
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†Australaglaspis stonyensis Ortega-Hernandez et al. 2010
G. †Beckwithia Resser 1931
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†Beckwithia typa Resser 1931
G. †Chacharejocaris Černyšev 1945
G. †Girardevia Andreeva 1957
G. †Obrutschewia Černyšev 1945
G. †Rozhkovocaris Rosov 2009
Or. †Strabopida Hou and Bergstrom 1997
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Fm. †Strabopidae Gerhardt 1932
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G. †Khankaspis Repina and Okuneva 1969
G. †Paleomerus Stømer 1955
G. †Parapaleomerus Hou et al 1999
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†Parapaleomerus sinensis Hou et al. 1999
G. †Strabops Beecher 1901
Fm. †Tremaglaspididae Lerosey-Aubril et al. 2017
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G. †Brachyaglaspis Ortega-Hernandez et al. 2016
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†Brachyaglaspis singularis Ortega-Hernandez et al. 2016
G. †Chlupacaris Van Roy 2006
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†Chlupacaris dubia van Roy 2006
G. †Cyclopites Raasch 1952
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†Cyclopites vulgaris Raasch 1939
Invalid names: Cyclopina Raasch 1939 [synonym]
G. †Flobertia Hesselbo 1992
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†Flobertia kochi Hasselbo 1992
G. Quasimodaspis Waggoner 2003
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†Quasimodaspis brentsae Waggoner 2003
G. †Tremaglaspis Fortey and Rushton 2003
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†Tremaglaspis unite Fortey and Rushton 2003
†Tremaglaspis vanroyi Lerosey-Aubril et al. 2013
Invalid names: Aglaspida Walcott 1911 [replaced], Lemoneitidae Flower 1969 [empty]
G. †Carimersa Briggs et al. 2023
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†Carimersa neptuni Briggs et al. 2023
Or. †Cheloniellida Broili 1932
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G. †Cheloniellon Broili 1932
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†Cheloniellon calmani Broili 1932
G. †Drabovaspis Chlupáč 1963
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†Drabovaspis complexa Chlupac 1963
G. †Duslia Jahn 1893
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†Duslia insignis Jahn 1893
G. †Neostrabops Caster and Macke 1952
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†Neostrabops martini Caster and Macke 1952
G. †Paraduslia Dunlop 2002
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†Paraduslia talimaae Dunlop 2002
G. †Pseudarthron Selden and White 1983
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†Pseudarthron whittingtoni Selden and White 1983
G. †Triopus Barrande 1872
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†Triopus draboviensis Barrande 1872
G. †Emeraldella Walcott 1912
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†Emeraldella brocki Walcott 1912
G. †Eozetetes Edgecombe et al. 2017
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†Eozetetes gemmelli Edgecombe et al. 2017
G. †Kodymirus Chlupáč and Havlicek 1965
G. †Sidneyia Walcott 1911
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†Sidneyia sinica Zhang and Shu 2002
G. †Tardisia MCCoy et al. 2025
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†Tardisia brodeae MCCoy et al. 2025
Invalid names: Xenopoda Hou and Bergstrom 1997 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2004-02-29 09:38:49
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:38:49
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Atdabanian to the top of the Westphalian D or 521.00000 to 307.40000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 516.0 Ma

Collections (67 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Poland Paleomerus makowskii (7905)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0China (Yunnan) Parapaleomerus sp. (86929 86930)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Sweden Paleomerus hamiltoni (9878 9879 9880)
Nangaoian521.0 - 514.5China (Yunnan) Parapaleomerus sinensis (194155)
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7USA (Pennsylvania) Sidneyia sp. (192 226192)
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3USA (Utah) Sidneyia sp. (77217)
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3Canada (British Columbia) Emeraldella brocki (84422 84423) Sidneyia inexpectans (84412 84415 84416 84417 84419 84421 84426 84427 84430 84431 84432 84434 84436 84437) Sidneyia inexpectans, Emeraldella brocki (84414 84418 84424 84425 84428 84429 84433 84435) Sidneyia sp. (121959)
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3USA (Nevada) Arthropoda indet. (204005) Quasimodaspis brentsae (205325 205326)
Solvan508.2 - 504.5Canada (British Columbia) Sidneyia inexpectans (228554)
Wuliuan506.5 - 504.5China (Shangdong) Sidneyia sp. (234717)
Middle Cambrian506.5 - 497.0Canada (British Columbia) Sidneyia sp., Aglaspida indet. (171308)
Middle Cambrian506.5 - 497.0USA (Utah) Sidneyia sp. (80122)
Middle Cambrian506.5 - 497.0Canada (Brithish Columbia) Sidneyia sp. (188663)
St Davids506.5 - 497.0Canada (British Columbia) Sidneyia inexpectans (122094)
St Davids - Merioneth506.5 - 486.85USA (Nevada) Quasimodaspis brentsae (55500)
Marjumian504.5 - 497.0USA (Utah) Aglaspis sp., Glypharthrus sp., Beckwithia typa, Tremaglaspis vanroyi (230681) Beckwithia typa (50592) Emeraldella sp. (77207)
Idamean497.0 - 494.2Australia (Tasmania) Aglaspid indet. (10042)
Furongian497.0 - 486.85Russian Federation (Maritime Territory) Beckwithia daubikhensis, Khankaspis bazhanovi (10171)
Furongian497.0 - 486.85China (Guangxi) Glypharthrus trispinicaudatus (210626) Glypharthrus trispinicaudatus, Aglaspella sanduensis (210625)
Sunwaptan493.5 - 488.9Canada (British Columbia) Glypharthrus magnoculus (235269)
Trempealeauan490.2 - 486.85USA (Wisconsin) Aglaspis barrandei, Aglaspis spinifer, Cyclopites vulgaris, Flobertia kochi, Uarthrus instabilis (210629) Aglaspis barrandi, Glypharthrus thomasi, Uarthrus instabilis (221017) Aglaspis sp. (256) Aglaspoides sculptis, Glypharthrus thomasi, Glypharthrus simplex, Aglaspis barrandei, Cyclopites vulgaris, Uarthrus instabilis, Aglaspoides semicircularis (221016)
Trempealeauan490.2 - 486.85USA (Minnesota) Eurypterus thomasi (221015)
Floian477.1 - 471.3Morocco Tremaglaspis sp. (96113)
Letna - Harnagian463.3 - 457.2Czechia Triopus draboviensis, Chacharejocaris novaki, Drabovaspis complexa, Duslia insignis (3861)
Sandbian458.2 - 452.8China (Shaanxi) Gogglops ensifer (210632)
Pusgillian449.5 - 449.2Morocco Chlupacaris dubia (210610)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9USA (Wisconsin) Cheloniellida indet. (91415)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7United Kingdom (Scotland) Pseudarthron whittingtoni (26896)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Germany Cheloniellon calmani (26904)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.4USA (Illinois) Tardisia brodeae (122493 152111)