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Dorypyge lakei

Trilobita - Corynexochida - Dorypygidae

Taxonomy
Dorypyge lakei was named by Cobbold (1911). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Dorypyge lakei Cobbold p. 287 figs. text-fig. pg. 291, Pl. XXV, figs. 1a-8b

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderCorynexochida
suborderCorynexochinaKobayashi 1935
familyDorypygidaeKobayashi 1935
subfamilyDorypyginaeKobayashi 1935
genusDorypygeDames 1883
specieslakeiCobbold 1911

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.

Dorypyge lakei Cobbold 1911
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: nektobenthicg
Diet: carnivoreg
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-02-25 08:54:59
Modified: 2009-09-21 22:36:09
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Branchian or 517.10000 to 509.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Branchian517.1 - 509.0United Kingdom (England) Dorypyge lakei (79928)