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Parashuiyuella

Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Ptychopariidae

Taxonomy
Parashuiyuella was named by Yuan et al. (1997). It is not extant. Its type is Parashuiyuella sinensis.

It was assigned to Ptychopariidae by Yuan et al. (1997).

Species
P. sinensis (type species), P. subcylindrica

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Meitania (Promeitania) Yuan et al.
1997Parashuiyuella Yuan et al.
2002Promeitania Jell and Adrain

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
familyPtychopariidaeMatthew 1887
genusParashuiyuella

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. †Parashuiyuella Yuan et al. 1997
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Parashuiyuella sinensis Yuan et al. 1997
Parashuiyuella subcylindrica Yuan et al. 1997
Invalid names: Promeitania Yuan et al. 1997 [synonym]
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 Taijangian or 514.50000 to 504.50000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Duyunian514.5 - 506.5China (Guizhou) P. sinensis (125147 125156) P. subcylindrica (235427)
Taijangian506.5 - 504.5China (Guizhou) Meitania subcylindrica (125159)