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Shumardiidae ✝
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| Rank | family | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Shumardiidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Shumardiidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 39 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 501 - 494 Ma Cambrian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 450 - 445 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | fast-moving (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ontogeny | molting,addition of parts (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite, chitin (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | R. A. Robison and J. Pantoja-Alor. 1968. Tremadocian trilobites from the Nochixtlan Region, Oaxaca, Mexico. Journal of Paleontology 42(3):767-800 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Akoldinioidia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 12 | 499 Ma Cambrian | 485 Ma Cambrian | |
| Changchowilla ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Conophrys ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 497 Ma Cambrian | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | |
| Idiomesus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 32 | 501 Ma Cambrian | 485 Ma Cambrian | |
| Koldinioidia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 24 | 501 Ma Cambrian | 485 Ma Cambrian | |
| Kweichowilla ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 467 Ma Middle Ordovician | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Leioshumardia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 472 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 468 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Leoforteyia ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Shumardia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 160 | 501 Ma Cambrian | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Shumardoella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Tarimella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1907 | Shumardiidae Lake |
| 1957 | Shumardiidae Harrington and Leanza |
| 1968 | Shumardiidae Robison and Pantoja-Alor p. 796 |
| 1997 | Shumardiidae Whittington et al. p. 302 |
| 2011 | Shumardiidae Adrain p. 108 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
