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Proasaphiscina

Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Proasaphiscidae

Taxonomy
Proasaphiscina was named by Zhang et al. (1980). It is not extant. Its type is Proasaphiscina quadrata.

It was assigned to Proasaphiscidae by Lu and Zhu (2001).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Proasaphiscina Zhang et al.
2001Proasaphiscina Lu and Zhu

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
familyProasaphiscidaeZhang 1963
genusProasaphiscina

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.

G. †Proasaphiscina Zhang et al. 1980
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Proasaphiscina mantoushanensis Lu and Zhu 2001
Proasaphiscina monanensis Zhang et al. 1980
Proasaphiscina quadrata Zhang et al. 1980
Proasaphiscina taosigouensis Zhang and Yuan 1981
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2010-01-02 08:50:15
Modified: 2010-01-02 10:50:15
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Taijangian or 509.00000 to 504.50000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Taijangian509.0 - 504.5China (Henan) P. sp. (129010 129019)
Taijangian509.0 - 504.5China (Shandong) P. mantoushanensis (124909)
Taijangian509.0 - 504.5China (Shanxi) P. quadrata, P. monanensis (125219) P. sp. (125220)
Taijangian509.0 - 504.5China (Ningxia) P. taosigouensis (125425)