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Anomocarella chinensis

Trilobita - Asaphida - Anomocarellidae

Taxonomy
Anomocarella chinensis was named by Walcott (1905). It is not extant. It is the type species of Anomocarella.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1905Anomocarella chinensis Walcott
1906Anomocarella chinensis Walcott

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
familyAnomocarellidaeHupé 1955
genusAnomocarellaWalcott 1905
specieschinensisWalcott 1905

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.

Anomocarella chinensis Walcott 1905
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-02-25 09:01:58
Modified: 2009-02-25 11:01:58
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Taijangian to the top of the Wangcunian or 509.00000 to 497.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Taijangian - Wangcunian509.0 - 497.0China (Shaanxi) Anomocarella chinensis (124912)