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Kootenia shanxiensis

Trilobita - Corynexochida - Dorypygidae

Taxonomy
Kootenia shanxiensis was named by Zhang et al. (1980). It is not extant. Its type locality is Shuiyu, Zhongtiao Mountains, lower bed 25, which is in a Taijangian carbonate limestone/shale in the Hsuchuang Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Kootenia shanxiensis Zhang et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderCorynexochida
suborderCorynexochinaKobayashi 1935
familyDorypygidaeKobayashi 1935
subfamilyDorypyginaeKobayashi 1935
genusKootenia(Walcott 1899)
speciesshanxiensis

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.

Kootenia shanxiensis Zhang et al. 1980
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yessubg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10subg
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10subg
Ribbing: nonesubg
Spines: minorsubg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobilesubg
Life habit: nektobenthicsubg
Diet: carnivoresubg
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-02-26 11:46:41
Modified: 2009-09-21 22:36:35
Source: subg = subgenus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997, Hendy 2009

Age range: Taijangian or 509.00000 to 504.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Taijangian509.0 - 504.5China (Henan) Kootenia shanxiensis (129125)
Taijangian509.0 - 504.5China (Shanxi) Kootenia shanxiensis (type locality: 125218)