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Despujolsiidae

Artiopoda - Redlichiida - Despujolsiidae

Taxonomy
Despujolsiidae was named by Harrington (1959). Its type is Despujolsia.

It was assigned to Redlichioidea by Geyer (2020).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Despujolsiidae Harrington
2020Despujolsiidae Geyer pp. 37 - 38

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderRedlichiidaRichter 1932
suborderRedlichiinaRichter 1932
superfamilyRedlichioideaPoulsen 1927
familyDespujolsiidaeHarrington 1959
familyDespujolsiidaeHarrington 1959

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. †Despujolsiidae Harrington 1959
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G. †Despujolsia Neltner and Poctey 1949
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Despujolsia rochi Neltner and Poctey 1950
Despujolsia rochi Neltner and Poctey 1950
G. †Marsaisia Hupé 1953
G. †Perrector Richter 1940
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Perrector falloti Hupe 1953
Perrector perrectus Richter and Richter 1940
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Invalid names: Resserops resserianus Richter and Richter 1940 [synonym]
Perrector pocteyi Hupé 1953
G. †Realaspis Sdzuy 1961
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Realaspis strenoides Sdzuy 1961
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
G. Geyer 2020Glabella tapering slightly forward; preglabellar field (sag. and exsag.) short or absent, with three simple lateral glabellar furrows; eye ridge and palpebral lobe united with a palpebro-ocular ridge; palpebral lobe long (exsag.), its posterior extremity distant from axial furrow. Librigena with narrow ocular platform, oblique posterior margin, and long genal spine. Thorax with 12 to 15 segments, pleurae short anteriorly and growing in tr. width posteriorly, or 9th or 11th segment macrospinose. Pygidium subparabolic or cordate in outline, posterior margin occasionally with slight indentation on sagittal line; axis broad, conical, with up to 10 rings; pleural regions with more or less clearly developed subequal pleurae.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: deposit feedero
Created: 2009-09-21 20:18:56
Modified: 2012-08-27 07:43:00
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Atdabanian to the top of the Toyonian or 521.00000 to 508.20000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Morocco Despujolsia rochi (232860) Perrector pocteyi (232861)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Morocco (Ant-Atlas) Marsaisia robauxi (6275 96224 232864) Marsaisia robauxi, Resserops brevilimbatus (232863) Resserops falloti (232862)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1Spain (Andalucia) Perrector perrectus (8093)
Toyonian512.1 - 508.2Spain Realaspis strenoides (232859)