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Berkeia ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Dikelocephalidae : Berkeia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Dikelocephalidae : Berkeia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Berkeia Resser, 1937 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Smithson. Misc. Coll., 95, no. 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 501 - 485 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 497 - 485 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Trilobita) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | fast-moving (based on Trilobita) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | well-developed (based on Dikelocephalidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Trilobita) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ontogeny | molting,addition of parts (based on Trilobita) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite, chitin (based on Trilobita) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | C. E. Resser. 1937. Third contribution to nomenclature of Cambrian trilobites. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 95(22):1-29 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Berkeia angustata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Berkeia comes species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Berkeia glabellamersa ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 497 Ma Cambrian | 497 Ma Cambrian | |
| Berkeia granulosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Berkeia jucunda species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Berkeia lata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Berkeia missouriensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Berkeia nevadensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Berkeia occidentalis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Berkeia retusa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Berkeia sculptilis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Berkeia typica ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 501 Ma Cambrian | 501 Ma Cambrian | |
| Berkeia wichitaensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1937 | Berkeia Resser |
| 2002 | Berkeia Jell and Adrain p. 349 |
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!
