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Telephina ✝
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Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Telephinidae : Telephina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Telephina Marek, 1952 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Sborn. Geol. Ust. csl. 19 (Pal.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 41 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 472 - 468 Ma Ordovician | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 450 - 443 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Telephinidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | well-developed (based on Telephinidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | microcarnivore (based on Telephinidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ontogeny | molting,addition of parts (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ecospace Comments | BODY SIZE: Data from Harrington et al. (1959). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | major spines | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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Telephina (Telephina) ✝ subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 51 | 472 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Telephina americana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Telephina americanus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Telephina angulata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | 458 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Telephina bicuspis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Telephina bilunata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Telephina bipunctata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Telephina buttsi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Telephina chinensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Telephina fracta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Telephina fractus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Telephina furnesensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Telephina gelasinosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Telephina hibernica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Telephina hircina species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Telephina impuctata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Telephina intermedia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Telephina lata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Telephina mobergi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Telephina mysticensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Telephina norvegica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Telephina pacifica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Telephina prattensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Telephina pustulata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Telephina reedi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Telephina salteri ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 458 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 458 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Telephina simulator species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Telephina sinuata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Telephina skjesethi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Telephina spinifera species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Telephina sulcata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Telephina tellicoensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Telephina transversa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Telephina troedssoni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Telephina ulrichi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Telephina vesca species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Telephina viriosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Telephina wegelini species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Telephus wegelini ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1852 | Telephus Barrande |
1925 | Telephus Warburg |
1952 | Telephina Marek |
1963 | Telephina Nikolaisen |
1975 | Telephina Fortey p. 94 |
1980 | Telephina Owen and Bruton |
2002 | Telephina Jell and Adrain p. 452 |
2002 | Telephina 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!