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Trigonyangaspis

Artiopoda - Ptychopariida - Ptychopariidae

Taxonomy
Trigonyangaspis was named by Jell and Adrain (2002). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Ptychopariidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).

Species

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Trigonaspis Yang et al.
2002Trigonyangaspis Jell and Adrain

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
familyPtychopariidaeMatthew 1887
genusTrigonyangaspis

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.

G. †Trigonyangaspis Jell and Adrain 2002
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Trigonyangaspis hujiaensis Yang et al. 1993
Invalid names: Trigonaspis Yang et al. 1993 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 20:00:46
Modified: 2009-12-19 06:30:51
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Taijangian or 506.50000 to 504.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Taijangian506.5 - 504.5China (Henan) Trigonaspis hujiaensis (127072)