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Chanciaopsis

Artiopoda - Ptychopariida - Alokistocaridae

Taxonomy
Chanciaopsis was named by Sundberg (1994) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm mMid-u Sepkoski's reference number: 1089]. Its type is Chanciaopsis heteromorphos.

It was assigned to Ptychopariina by Sundberg (1994); to Ptychopariida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Alokistocaridae by Jell and Adrain (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Chanciaopsis Sundberg pp. 103 - 105
2002Chanciaopsis Jell and Adrain p. 465
2002Chanciaopsis 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
familyAlokistocaridaeResser 1939
genusChanciaopsis

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. †Chanciaopsis Sundberg 1994
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Chanciaopsis heteromorphos Sundberg 1994
Chanciaopsis odarayensis Rasetti 1951
Chanciaopsis palliseri Walcott 1908
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
F. A. Sundberg 1994Large, micropygous Ptychopariida with subrectangular to subpentagonal cranidium with strongly to very strongly tapered glabella; secondary basal glabellar lobe weakly developed; gla bella width approximately 25% cranidial width; short to moderate length, medially set, non-elevat- ed palpebral lobes; slightly to very strongly down- sloping anterior area of fixigena and preglabellar field; median swelling, when present, posterior of anterior border furrow; moderately wide posterior area of fixigenae, rounded terminations; smooth or fine granules.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 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 14:35:35
Modified: 2009-12-19 05:47:01
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the St Davids to the top of the Delamaran or 506.50000 to 505.30000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3USA (Nevada) C. heteromorphos (134249 134252 134253 134254 134255 134256)
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3Canada (British Columbia) Chancia odarayensis (225256) Chancia palliseri (84432)
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3USA (Utah) C. heteromorphos (134111 134112 134113 134114 134115 134116 134117)
St Davids506.5 - 497.0Canada (British Columbia) Chancia palliseri (215 122094)