Ditomopyge is an extinct genus of trilobite belonging to the family Proetidae.[1] It was extant during the Carboniferous and Permian[2][3] and is widely distributed, with fossils found in Europe,[4][5] southwest Asia,[6] southeast Asia,[3] Australia,[7] North America,[8][9][2][10] and South America.[11]

Ditomopyge
Temporal range: Carboniferous-Permian
~345–254 Ma
Ditomopyge decurtata fossil
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Trilobita
Order: Proetida
Family: Phillipsiidae
Subfamily: Ditomopyginae
Genus: Ditomopyge
Species

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Species

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  • D. amorni Kobayashi and Hamada, 1979[3]
  • D. bjornensis Ormiston, 1973[9]
  • D. decurtata Gheyselinck, 1937[10]
  • D. dereimsi Arellano, 1983[11]
  • D. fatmii Grant, 1966[6]
  • D. granulata Weber, 1933[2]
  • D. kumpani Weber, 1933[5]
  • D. meridionalis Teichert, 1944[7]
  • D. ovalis Gauri, 1965[4]
  • D. scitula Meek and Worthen, 1865[8]
  • D. whitei Pabian and Faberstrom, 1972[8]
  • D. yampupatensis Arellano, 1983[11]

References

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  1. ^ Owens, R.M. (2003). "The stratigraphical distribution and extinctions of Permian trilobites". Special Papers in Palaeontology. 70: 377–397.
  2. ^ a b c Chamberlain, C.K. (1977). "Carboniferous and Permian trilobites from Ellesmere Island and Alaska". Journal of Paleontology. 51 (4): 758–771. JSTOR 1303742.
  3. ^ a b c Kobayashi, T.; Hamada, T. (1979). "Permo-Carboniferous trilobites from Thailand and Malaysia". Geology and Palaeontology of Southeast Asia. 20: 1–21.
  4. ^ a b Gauri, K.L. (1965). "Uralian stratigraphy, Trilobites and Brachiopods of the western Carnic Alps (Austria)" (PDF). Jahrbuch der Geologischen Bundesanstalt. 11: 1–94. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  5. ^ a b Hahn, G.; Hahn, R.; Ramovs, A. (1970). "Perm-Trilobiten aus Slowenien, NW-Jugoslawien". Senckenbergiana Lethaea. 51 (4): 331–333.
  6. ^ a b Grant, R.E. (1966). "Late Permian trilobites from the Salt Range, West Pakistan". Palaeontology. 9 (1): 64–73.
  7. ^ a b Teichert, C. (1944). "Permian trilobites from Western Australia". Journal of Paleontology. 18 (5): 455–463. JSTOR 1299036.
  8. ^ a b c Pabian, R.K.; Fagerstrom, J.A. (1972). "Late Paleozoic trilobites from southeastern Nebraska". Journal of Paleontology. 46 (6): 789–816. JSTOR 1302937.
  9. ^ a b Ormiston, A.R. (1973). "Lower Permian trilobites from northern Yukon Territory and Ellesmere Island, district of Franklin". Geological Survey of Canada Bulletin. 222: 129–140.
  10. ^ a b Brezinski, David K. (November 1992). "Permian trilobites from West Texas". Journal of Paleontology. 66 (6): 924–943. Bibcode:1992JPal...66..924B. doi:10.1017/S0022336000021028. S2CID 130757075.
  11. ^ a b c Arellano, J. (1983). "Trilobites del Permico inferior de Bolivia" (PDF). Bulletin de l'Institut Français d'Études Andines. 12: 91–102. doi:10.3406/bifea.1983.1568. S2CID 254320388. Retrieved 15 December 2021.