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Proceratopyge fenghwangensis

Artiopoda - Asaphida - Ceratopygidae

Taxonomy
Proceratopyge fenghwangensis was named by Hsiang (1963) [in Egorova]. It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Proceratopyge fenghwangensis Hsiang

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyAsaphoideaSalter 1864
familyCeratopygidaeRaymond 1913
genusProceratopygeWallerius 1895
speciesfenghwangensisHsiang 1963

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.

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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-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-13 22:50:48
Modified: 2009-12-14 00:50:48
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Guzhangian to the top of the Paibian or 500.50000 to 494.20000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Guzhangian500.5 - 497.0China (Hunan) Proceratopyge fenghwangensis (49189 49190)
Paibian497.0 - 494.2China (Hunan) Proceratopyge fenghwangensis (49194 49195 49196 107051 107052 107053 124978 126130 126138)
Paibian497.0 - 494.2China (Zhejiang) Proceratopyge fenghwangensis (125560)
Sakian497.0 - 492.8Kazakhstan Proceratopyge fenghwangensis (118252 118253 118254 118255 118260 118262 118263 118264)