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Zhuozishania typica

Artiopoda - Ptychopariida - Proasaphiscidae

Taxonomy
Zhuozishania typica was named by Zhang and Yuan (1981). It is not extant. Its type locality is Gangdeershan, NZ 20, 23, which is in a Taijangian carbonate limestone in the Hsuchuang Formation of China. It is the type species of Zhuozishania.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Zhuozishania typica 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
familyProasaphiscidaeZhang 1963
genusZhuozishaniaKobayashi 1937
speciestypica

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.

†Zhuozishania typica Zhang and Yuan 1981
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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: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Taijangian506.5 - 504.5China (Nei Mongol) Zhuozishania typica (type locality: 125424)