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Niuchangella

Trilobita - Proetida - Scharyiidae

Taxonomy
Niuchangella was named by Chang (1974) [Sepkoski's age data: O Ashg-u Sepkoski's reference number: 690].

It was assigned to Rorringtoniinae by Owens and Hammann (1990); to Proetida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Scharyiidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Niuchangella Chang
1990Niuchangella Owens and Hammann
2002Niuchangella Jell and Adrain p. 412
2002Niachangella Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
superfamilyProetoideaHawle and Corda 1847
familyScharyiidaeOsmolska 1957
genusNiuchangellaChang 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. †Niuchangella Chang 1974
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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: deposit feedero
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2010-01-09 00:21:07
Modified: 2010-01-09 02:21:07
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Fortey and Owens 1999, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Rhuddanian or 443.40000 to 440.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8China (Guizhou) N. sp. (27888)
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8Australia (Tasmania) N. agastor (229053)