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Torifera taoyuanensis

Trilobita - Trinucleida - Alsataspididae

Taxonomy
Xiangia taoyuanensis was named by Peng (1987). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Torifera taoyuanensis by Peng et al. (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Xiangia taoyuanensis Peng
2004Torifera taoyuanensis Peng et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderTrinucleida(Swinnerton 1915)
familyAlsataspididaeTurner 1940
genusToriferaWolfart 1974
speciestaoyuanensis(Peng 1987)

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.

Torifera taoyuanensis Peng 1987
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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
Created: 2009-12-13 02:52:23
Modified: 2010-01-26 06:30:18
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Guzhangian or 500.50000 to 497.00000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Guzhangian500.5 - 497.0China (Hunan) Torifera taoyuanensis (126313 126317 126318 126323 126324 126328) Xiangia taoyuanensis (128930)