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Ptychoparella minuta

Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Ptychopariidae

Taxonomy
Ptychoparella minuta was named by Yang et al. (1993). It is not extant. Its type locality is Xiuzigou, bed 7, which is in a Taijangian/Wangcunian slope limestone/shale in the Xijiadian Formation of China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Ptychoparella minuta Yang et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
familyPtychopariidaeMatthew 1887
genusPtychoparellaPoulson 1927
speciesminuta

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.

Ptychoparella minuta 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: noneg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: detritivoreg
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2008-10-19 08:19:25
Modified: 2009-10-08 00:45:07
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Caron and Jackson 2008, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Taijangian to the top of the Wangcunian or 509.00000 to 497.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Taijangian - Wangcunian509.0 - 497.0China (Henan) Ptychoparella minuta (type locality: 127073)