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Laoyingshania triangularis

Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Ptychopariidae

Taxonomy
Laoyingshania triangularis was named by Yuan and Li (1999). It is not extant. Its type locality is Laoyingshan, 27A, which is in a Duyunian carbonate limestone in the Laoyingshan Formation of China. It is the type species of Laoyingshania.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Laoyingshania triangularis Yuan and Li

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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
familyPtychopariidaeMatthew 1887
genusLaoyingshania
speciestriangularis

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.

†Laoyingshania triangularis Yuan and Li 1999
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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
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 20:00:46
Modified: 2009-12-19 06:30:51
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Duyunian or 514.50000 to 506.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Duyunian514.5 - 506.5China (Anhui) Laoyingshania triangularis (type locality: 125434)