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Dazhuia dazhuensis

Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Lisaniidae

Taxonomy
Dazhuia dazhuensis was named by Yang et al. (1993). It is not extant. Its type locality is Gaoqiaogou, bed 56d, which is in a Guzhangian slope lime mudstone/limestone in the Baguamiao Formation of China. It is the type species of Dazhuia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Dazhuia dazhuensis 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
familyLisaniidaeChang 1963
genusDazhuia
speciesdazhuensis

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.

†Dazhuia dazhuensis 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: 2010-01-04 05:23:59
Modified: 2010-01-04 07:23:59
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Guzhangian or 500.50000 to 497.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Guzhangian500.5 - 497.0China (Sichuan) Dazhuia dazhuensis (type locality: 127068)