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Protemnites waergangensis

Artiopoda - Olenida - Pterocephaliidae

Taxonomy
Protemnites waergangensis was named by Peng (1992). It is not extant. Its type locality is Wa'ergang, units 15-17, 19-21, which is in a Taoyuanian slope limestone in the Huaqiao Formation of China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Protemnites waergangensis Peng

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderOlenida
familyPterocephaliidaeKobayashi 1935
genusProtemnitesWhitehouse 1939
specieswaergangensis

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-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-13 23:06:36
Modified: 2009-12-14 01:06:36
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Taoyuanian or 495.20000 to 486.85000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Taoyuanian495.2 - 486.85China (Hunan) Protemnites waergangensis (type locality: 126658 126687)