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Parachangaspis haopingensis

Trilobita - Corynexochida - Oryctocephalidae

Taxonomy
Parachangaspis haopingensis was named by Yang et al. (1993). It is not extant. Its type locality is Haoping, which is in a Duyunian offshore shelf limestone in the Fengjia'ao Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Parachangaspis haopingensis Yang 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
familyOryctocephalidaeBeecher 1897
subfamilyOryctocephalinaeBeecher 1897
genusParachangaspisResser 1939
specieshaopingensis

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.

Parachangaspis haopingensis Yang et al. 1993
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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
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: minorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-02-26 12:01:49
Modified: 2009-02-26 14:01:49
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Hendy 2009, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Duyunian or 514.00000 to 509.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Duyunian514.0 - 509.0China (Hubei) Parachangaspis haopingensis (type locality: 127080)