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Nanshanaspis

Artiopoda - Trinucleida - Raphiophoridae

Taxonomy
Nanshanaspis was named by Zhang and Fan (1960). It is not extant. Its type is Nanshanaspis levis.

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

Species

Synonyms
  • Caganaspis was named by Kolobova (1968) [Sepkoski's age data: O m Sepkoski's reference number: ZR87]. It is not extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Nanshanaspis by Zhou and Zhou (2008).

    It was assigned to Asaphida by Sepkoski (2002).
  • Kongqiaoheia was named by Zhang (1988).

    It was synonymized subjectively with Nanshanaspis by Zhou et al. (2014).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Nanshanaspis Zhang and Fan
1968Caganaspis Kolobova
1988Kongqiaoheia Zhang
2002Nanshanaspis Jell and Adrain p. 409
2002Caganaspis 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
orderTrinucleida(Swinnerton 1915)
familyRaphiophoridaeAngelin 1854
genusNanshanaspisZhang and Fan 1960

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. †Nanshanaspis Zhang and Fan 1960
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Nanshanaspis levis Chang and Fan 1960
Nanshanaspis rotundata Zhang 1988
Invalid names: Caganaspis Kolobova 1968 [synonym], Kongqiaoheia Zhang 1988 [synonym]
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: suspension feederf
Vision: blindf
Created: 2009-12-13 23:10:26
Modified: 2012-08-27 07:27:49
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Sandbian or 458.20000 to 452.80000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sandbian458.2 - 452.8China (Xinjiang) N. tarimuensis (188342 188343 188344 188345)
Gisbornian - Eastonian458.2 - 449.0Australia (Tasmania) N. sp. (2695)