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Wuaniidae

Trilobita - Wuaniidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Wuaniidae Zhang and Yuan
2008Wuaniidae Zhou and Zhen
2011Wuaniidae Adrain p. 108

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
familyWuaniidae
familyWuaniidae

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.

Fm. †Wuaniidae Zhang and Yuan 1981
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G. †Houmaia Zhang and Wang 1985
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Houmaia taitzuensis Endo 1937
G. †Jixianaspis Zhang et al. 1995
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Jixianaspis lubricus Zhang et al. 1995
G. †Latilorenzella Kobayashi 1960
G. †Megagraulos Kobayashi 1935
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Megagraulos coreanicus Kobayashi 1935
Megagraulos dengfengensis Zhang et al. 1995
Megagraulos obscura Walcott 1906
Megagraulos semicircularis Kobayashi 1961
G. †Pseudosolenopleura Sun 1935
G. †Rencunia Zhang et al. 1995
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Rencunia trinodosa Meng 1977
G. †Ruichengaspis Zhang et al. 1980
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Ruichengaspis mirabilis Zhang et al. 1980
Ruichengaspis neimengguensis Zhang and Yuan 1981
Ruichengaspis regularis Zhang et al. 1980
G. †Wuania Chang 1963
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Wuania elongata Zhang et al. 1980
Wuania luna Zhang et al. 1980
Wuania trigona Yang et al. 1993
Wuania venusta Zhang and Yuan 1981
G. †Wuanoides Zhang and Yuan 1981
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Wuanoides situla Zhang and Yuan 1981
G. †Wuhushania Zhang and Yuan 1981
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Wuhushania cylindrica Zhang and Yuan 1981
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: carnivorec
Created: 2004-02-29 09:07:31
Modified: 2016-06-02 12:44:28
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Taijangian or 506.50000 to 504.50000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Taijangian506.5 - 504.5China (Shanxi) Ruichengaspis mirabilis, Ruichengaspis regularis (125217) Wuania luna, Wuania elongata (125220)
Taijangian506.5 - 504.5South Korea Megagraulos sampoensis, Megagraulos semicircularis (232931)
Taijangian506.5 - 504.5China (Henan) Houmaia taitzuensis (129131) Jixianaspis lubricus (129144) Megagraulos coreanicus, Megagraulos obscura (129149) Megagraulos sp. (129017) Megagraulos sp., Megagraulos liaotungensis, Megagraulos dengfengensis (129018) Rencunia trinodosa, Latilorenzella sp. (129126) Ruichengaspis mirabilis (129141) Wuania elongata, Wuanoides situla, Rencunia trinodosa, Latilorenzella sp. (129127) Wuania sp. (129146) Wuania sp., Houmaia taitzuensis (129013) Wuania sp., Wuhushania cylindrica (129011) Wuania trigona (127072) Wuania venusta (129010)
Taijangian506.5 - 504.5China (Ningxia) Wuanoides situla (125420)
Taijangian506.5 - 504.5China (Nei Mongol) Ruichengaspis neimengguensis (125418) Wuania venusta (125419) Wuhushania cylindrica (125421)