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Dorypyge huaqiaoensis

Trilobita - Corynexochida - Dorypygidae

Taxonomy
Dorypyge huaqiaoensis was named by Peng et al. (2004). It is not extant. Its type locality is Paibi section, bed 11, which is in a Taijangian slope limestone/packstone in the Huaqiao Formation of China.

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Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Dorypyge huaqiaoensis Peng et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderCorynexochida
suborderCorynexochinaKobayashi 1935
familyDorypygidaeKobayashi 1935
subfamilyDorypyginaeKobayashi 1935
genusDorypygeDames 1883
specieshuaqiaoensis

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.

Dorypyge huaqiaoensis Peng et al. 2004
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: nektobenthicg
Diet: carnivoreg
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-02-25 08:54:59
Modified: 2009-09-21 22:36:09
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Taijangian or 509.00000 to 504.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Taijangian509.0 - 504.5China (Hunan) Dorypyge huaqiaoensis (type locality: 49159)