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Luonanocephalus luoheensis

Artiopoda - Ptychopariida - Proasaphiscidae

Taxonomy
Luonanocephalus luoheensis was named by Yang et al. (1993). It is not extant. Its type locality is Lugou, unit 9, which is in a Taijangian/Wangcunian deep subtidal shelf limestone in the Shangloucun Formation of China. It is the type species of Luonanocephalus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Luonanocephalus luoheensis Yang et al.

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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
familyProasaphiscidaeZhang 1963
genusLuonanocephalus
speciesluoheensis

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.

†Luonanocephalus luoheensis 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
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2010-01-02 08:50:15
Modified: 2010-01-02 10:50:15
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Taijangian to the top of the Wangcunian or 506.50000 to 497.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Taijangian - Wangcunian506.5 - 497.0China (Shaanxi) Luonanocephalus luoheensis (type locality: 126957)