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Onchocephalus ✝
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| Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Antagmidae : Onchocephalus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Antagmidae : Onchocephalus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Onchocephalus Resser, 1937 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Smithson. Misc. Coll., 95 (22) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 516 - 513 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 513 - 501 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Trilobita) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | fast-moving (based on Trilobita) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | well-developed (based on Antagmidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Trilobita) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ontogeny | molting,addition of parts (based on Trilobita) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite, chitin (based on Trilobita) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Onchocephalus buelnaensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Onchocephalus depressus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Onchocephalus fieldensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Onchocephalus limbatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Onchocephalus maior species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Onchocephalus mexicanus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Onchocephalus ornatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Onchocephalus palupus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 516 Ma Cambrian | 516 Ma Cambrian | |
| Onchocephalus papulus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Onchocephalus profectus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Onchocephalus sanwanensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 516 Ma Cambrian | 516 Ma Cambrian | |
| Onchocephalus sublaevis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Onchocephalus sulcatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Onchocephalus veridicus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 516 Ma Cambrian | 516 Ma Cambrian | |
| Onchocephalus walcotti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1937 | Onchocephalus Resser |
| 2002 | Onchocephalus Jell and Adrain p. 414 |
| 2002 | Onchocephalus Sepkoski, Jr. |
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!
