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Eosoptychoparia

Artiopoda - Ptychopariida - Ptychopariidae

Taxonomy
Eosoptychoparia was named by Zhang (1963). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Ptychopariidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Eosoptychoparia Zhang
2002Eosoptychoparia Jell and Adrain p. 373

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
familyPtychopariidaeMatthew 1887
genusEosoptychopariaZhang 1963

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. †Eosoptychoparia Zhang 1963
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Eosoptychoparia conica Zhang et al. 1980
Eosoptychoparia intermedia Zhang et al. 1980
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
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 20:00:46
Modified: 2009-12-19 06:30:51
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Middle Cambrian to the top of the Taijangian or 506.50000 to 504.50000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Duyunian - Taijangian514.5 - 504.5China (Guizhou) E. conica (107157) E. intermedia (107169)
Middle Cambrian506.5 - 497.0India E. sp. (114668 114669 114674 114675)