Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Calymene blumenbachii

Trilobita - Phacopida - Calymenidae

Taxonomy
Calymene blumenbachi was named by Brongniart (1822).

It was corrected as Calymene blumenbachii by Salter (1865).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. interjecta, C. lata, C. reperta, C. replicata, C. tentaculata, C. teddersensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1822Calymene blumenbachi Brongniart
1865Calymene blumenbachii Salter

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderCalymeninaSwinnerton 1915
familyCalymenidaeMilne-Edwards 1840
subfamilyCalymeninaeMilne Edwards 1840
genusCalymeneBrongniart 1822
speciesblumenbachii(Brongniart 1822)

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.

†Calymene blumenbachii Brongniart 1822
show all | hide all
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
Spines: noneg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: nektobenthicf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-09 12:06:43
Modified: 2009-06-09 14:06:43
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Harrington et al. 1959, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Jaani to the top of the Homerian or 433.60000 to 427.40000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4Russian Federation (Siberia) Calymene blumenbachii (206317)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4USA (Alaska) Calymene blumenbachii (99507)
Llandovery - Wenlock443.4 - 427.4Ukraine Calymene blumenbachii (23346)
Jaani433.6 - 431.3Estonia (Saare) Calymene blumenbachi (195595) Calymene blumenbachii (195597 195598)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4United Kingdom (England) Calymene blumenbachi (79881 79893)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Lithuania Calymene blumenbachi (207342 207343)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Ukraine Calymene blumenbachii (23349 23350 23364)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4United Kingdom Calymene blumenbachii (type locality: 165514)
Jaagarahu428.2 - 422.9Estonia Calymene blumenbachii (13737)