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Shanghaiaspis

Artiopoda - Ptychopariida - Solenopleuridae

Taxonomy
Shanghaiaspis was named by Xu and Ju (1987) [Sepkoski's age data: O Ashg-l Sepkoski's reference number: ZR87]. It is not extant. Its type is Shanghaiaspis usualis.

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

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Shanghaiaspis Xu and Ju
2002Shanghaiaspis Jell and Adrain
2002Shanghaiaspis Sepkoski

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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
familySolenopleuridaeAngelin 1854
genusShanghaiaspis

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. †Shanghaiaspis Xu and Ju 1987
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Shanghaiaspis decipiens Xu and Ju 1987
Shanghaiaspis latilimbatus Xu and Ju 1987
Shanghaiaspis usualis Xu and Ju 1987
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: 2009-12-19 04:35:04
Modified: 2009-12-19 06:35:04
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Duyunian or 514.50000 to 506.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Duyunian514.5 - 506.5China (Shanghai) S. usualis, S. latilimbatus, S. decipiens (130255)