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Chuchiaspis

Trilobita - Corynexochida - Zacanthoididae

Taxonomy
Chuchiaspis was named by Chang (1974) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Tojo-l Sepkoski's reference number: 463]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Corynexochida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Zacanthoididae by Jell and Adrain (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Chuchiaspis Chang
2002Chuchiaspis Jell and Adrain p. 358
2002Chuchiaspis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderCorynexochida
suborderCorynexochinaKobayashi 1935
familyZacanthoididaeSwinnerton 1915
genusChuchiaspisChang 1974

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. †Chuchiaspis Chang 1974
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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 width: 10 to < 100f
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 19:40:14
Modified: 2009-12-15 01:40:01
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available