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Paraantagmus latus

Trilobita - Ptychopariida

Taxonomy
Paraantagmus latus 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.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Paraantagmus latus Yuan and Li
2003Paraantagmus latus Sundberg and McCollum pp. 976 - 978 figs. Plate 3, figures 1 - 9

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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
suborderPtychopariinaRichter 1933
genusParaantagmusQiu 1980
specieslatus

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.

Paraantagmus latus 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
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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Fortey and Owens 1999

Age range: base of the Delamaran to the top of the Duyunian or 509.70000 to 506.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Duyunian514.5 - 506.5China (Anhui) Paraantagmus latus (type locality: 125434)
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3USA (Nevada) Paraantagmus latus (69280)
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3USA (California) Paraantagmus latus (69497)