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Yujinia

Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Proasaphiscidae

Taxonomy
Yujinia was named by Zhang et al. (1980). It is not extant. Its type is Yujinia magna.

It was assigned to Proasaphiscidae by Zhang et al. (1980).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Yujinia Zhang et al.

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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
familyProasaphiscidaeZhang 1963
genusYujinia

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. †Yujinia Zhang et al. 1980
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Yujinia angustilimbata Zhang et al. 1980
Yujinia latilimbata Zhang et al. 1995
Yujinia ludianensis Meng 1977
Yujinia magna Zhang et al. 1980
Yujinia shanxiensis Zhang et al. 1980
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
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2010-01-02 08:50:15
Modified: 2010-01-02 10:50:15
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Taijangian or 506.50000 to 504.50000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Taijangian506.5 - 504.5China (Henan) Y. angustilimbata (129126) Y. angustilimbata, Y. latilimbata (129016) Y. sp., Y. ludianensis (129134)
Taijangian506.5 - 504.5China (Shanxi) Y. magna, Y. angustilimbata (125294) Y. shanxiensis (125299)