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Luaspides

Artiopoda - Ptychopariida - Luaspididae

Taxonomy
Luaspides was named by Duan (1966). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Luaspididae by Zhang and Yuan (1981).

Species
L. brevica

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Luaspides Duan
1981Luaspides Zhang and Yuan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
suborderPtychopariinaRichter 1933
familyLuaspididae
genusLuaspidesDuan 1966

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. †Luaspides Duan 1966
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†Luaspides brevica 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: deposit feedersubo
Created: 2012-08-27 22:20:36
Modified: 2012-08-27 07:20:36
Source: subo = suborder, c = class
References: Fortey and Owens 1999, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Taijangian or 506.50000 to 504.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Taijangian506.5 - 504.5China (Nei Mongol) L. brevica (125416)