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Lejopyge ✝
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Agnostida : Ptychagnostidae : Lejopyge | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 513 - 501 Ma Cambrian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 479 - 466 Ma Ordovician | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | slow-moving (based on Agnostida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Ptychagnostidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | detritivore (based on Agnostida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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| Lejopyge acantha ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 513 Ma Cambrian | 513 Ma Cambrian | |
| Lejopyge armata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 60 | 513 Ma Cambrian | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | |
| Lejopyge calva ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 18 | 513 Ma Cambrian | 501 Ma Cambrian | |
| Lejopyge cos ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 505 Ma Cambrian | 505 Ma Cambrian | |
| Lejopyge laevigatus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 41 | 513 Ma Cambrian | 501 Ma Cambrian | |
| Lejopyge multifora ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 501 Ma Cambrian | 501 Ma Cambrian | |
| Lejopyge sinensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 501 Ma Cambrian | 501 Ma Cambrian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1847 | Lejopyge Hawle and Corda |
| 1984 | Lejopyge Bruton et al. |
| 1997 | Lejopyge Whittington et al. p. 352 |
| 2002 | Lejopyge Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2003 | Lejopyge Hong et al. |
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!
