Dorypyge quadriceps (Hall & Whitfield, 1877)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Dorypyge quadriceps (Hall & Whitfield, 1877)
- Name authority
- (Hall & Whitfield, 1877)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Trilobita
- Order
- Corynexochida
- Family
- Dorypygidae
- Genus
- Dorypyge
- Extinction status
- Recorded extinct
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classTrilobita
- orderCorynexochida
- familyDorypygidae
- genusDorypyge
- speciesDorypyge quadriceps (Hall & Whitfield, 1877)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dorypyge. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Dorypyge bisulcata Peng et al., 2004 | DorypygidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Dorypyge globosa Peng et al., 2004 | DorypygidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Dorypyge huaqiaoensis Peng et al., 2004 | DorypygidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Dorypyge kunshanensis Qian & Zhou, 1984 | DorypygidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Dorypyge lakei Cobbold, 1911 | DorypygidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Dorypyge qinlingensis Yang et al., 1993 | DorypygidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Dorypyge shanxiensis Zhang et al., 1980 | DorypygidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Dikelocephalus quadriceps (Hall & Whitfield, 1877) (Hall & Whitfield, 1877) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Mason, J. F. (1935). Fauna of the Cambrian Cadiz Formation, Marble Mountains, California. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 2: 97--, 120. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:37FP6. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.