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Kaotaia gedongensis

Artiopoda - Ptychopariida - Ptychopariidae

Taxonomy
Eokaotaia gedongensis was named by Yuan and Zhao (1994). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Kaotaia gedongensis by Peng et al. (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Eokaotaia gedongensis Yuan and Zhao
2009Kaotaia gedongensis Peng et al.

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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
genusKaotaiaLu 1962
speciesgedongensis(Yuan and Zhao 1994)

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.

Kaotaia gedongensis Yuan and Zhao 1994
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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 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 Duyunian to the top of the Middle Cambrian or 514.50000 to 497.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Duyunian514.5 - 506.5China (Guizhou) Eokaotaia gedongensis (125155 235427)
Middle Cambrian506.5 - 497.0India Kaotaia gedongensis (116550)