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Canadaspididae

Canadaspidida - Canadaspididae

Taxonomy
Canadaspididae was named by Novozhilov in Orlov (1960).

It was assigned to Canadaspidida by Briggs et al. (2008).

Subtaxa
Canadaspis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Canadaspididae Novozhilov in Orlov
2008Canadaspididae Briggs et al. p. 240

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
subphylumCrustaceaBrünnich 1772
orderCanadaspididaNovozhilov in Orlov 1960
familyCanadaspididaeNovozhilov in Orlov 1960
familyCanadaspididaeNovozhilov in Orlov 1960

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.

Fm. †Canadaspididae Novozhilov in Orlov 1960
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G. †Canadaspis Novozhilov in Orlov 1960
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†Canadaspis laevigata Hou and Bergström 1991
†Canadaspis perfecta Walcott 1912
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: detritivoreo
Created: 2009-04-21 09:37:48
Modified: 2009-10-08 00:47:21
Source: o = order
Reference: Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Atdabanian to the top of the Guzhangian or 521.00000 to 497.00000 Ma

Collections (50 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0China (Yunnan) Canadaspis laevigata (86851 90165 96402 96403 96405 96416) Canadaspis sp. (86933)
Nangaoian521.0 - 514.0China (Yunnan) Canadaspis laevigata (132327 132330 194143 194155 194160 194161)
Dyeran515.3 - 511.2USA (Nevada) Canadaspis sp. (10560)
Delamaran511.2 - 506.5USA (Nevada) Canadaspis perfecta (205001)
Delamaran511.2 - 506.5Canada (British Columbia) Canadaspis perfecta (84412 84414 84415 84416 84417 84418 84419 84420 84421 84422 84423 84424 84425 84426 84427 84428 84429 84432 84433 84434 84435 84436 84437)
Delamaran511.2 - 506.5USA (Utah) Canadaspis perfecta (77218)
Solvan510.2 - 504.5USA (Nevada) Canadaspis sp. (9215)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0Canada (Brithish Columbia) Canadaspis sp. (188662 188664)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0USA (Utah) Canadaspis perfecta (80129)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0Canada (British Columbia) Canadaspis sp. (171308)
St Davids509.0 - 497.0Canada (British Columbia) Canadaspis sp. (215 122072 122094)
St Davids509.0 - 497.0USA (Utah) Canadaspis sp. (216)
Marjumian504.5 - 497.0USA (Utah) Canadaspis sp. (56144)
Guzhangian500.5 - 497.0China (Yunnan) Canadaspis sp. (219647)