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Diceratopyge elongata

Artiopoda - Asaphida - Ceratopygidae

Taxonomy
Diceratopyge elongata was named by Peng (1983). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Diceratopyge elongata Peng

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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
genusDiceratopygeTroedsson 1937
specieselongataPeng 1983

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.

Diceratopyge elongata Peng 1983
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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Niuchehean or 491.00000 to 486.85000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Niuchehean491.0 - 486.85China (Hunan) Diceratopyge elongata (107335 126679)