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Parayoungia eleyae

Trilobita - Phacopida - Cheiruridae

Taxonomy
Parayoungia eleyae was named by Chatterton and Perry (1984). It is the type species of Parayoungia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Parayoungia eleyae Chatterton and Perry

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderCheirurinaHarrington and Leanza 1957
familyCheiruridaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusParayoungia
specieseleyae

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Parayoungia eleyae Chatterton and Perry 1984
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivoref
Created: 2009-06-11 14:43:11
Modified: 2012-08-27 07:38:08
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Whitwellian or 430.50000 to 425.40000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Whitwellian430.5 - 425.4Canada (Northwest Territories) Parayoungia eleyae (26035 26042 26048)