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Quandraspis

Artiopoda - Ptychopariida - Lisaniidae

Taxonomy
Quandraspis was named by Yang et al. (1993). It is not extant. Its type is Quandraspis shengwanensis.

It was assigned to Lisaniidae by Yang et al. (1993).

Species
Q. shengwanensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Quandraspis 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
familyLisaniidaeChang 1963
genusQuandraspis

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. †Quandraspis Yang et al. 1993
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†Quandraspis shengwanensis Yang et al. 1993
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 (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wangcunian - Guzhangian504.5 - 497.0China (Henan) Q. shengwanensis (127076)
Guzhangian500.5 - 497.0China (Henan) Q. shengwanensis (127077)