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Idioura granosa

Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Crepicephalidae

Taxonomy
Idioura granosa was named by Zhang et al. (1980). It is not extant. Its type locality is Shuiyu, Zhongtiao Mountains, upper bed 38, which is in a Taijangian carbonate limestone/marl in the Zhangxia Formation of China. It is the type species of Idioura.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Idioura granosa Zhang et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
familyCrepicephalidae
genusIdioura
speciesgranosa

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.

Idioura granosa 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: 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 14:45:55
Modified: 2009-12-19 05:57:29
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Taijangian or 509.00000 to 504.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Taijangian509.0 - 504.5China (Shanxi) Idioura granosa (type locality: 125305)