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Deiradonyx tongrenensis

Trilobita - Corynexochida - Dolichometopidae

Taxonomy
Deiradonyx tongrenensis was named by Yang et al. (2009). It is not extant. Its type locality is Yaxi, bed 15, which is in a Duyunian carbonate dolomite in the Aoxi Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2009Deiradonyx tongrenensis Yang et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderCorynexochida
familyDolichometopidae
genusDeiradonyxOpik 1982
speciestongrenensis

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.

†Deiradonyx tongrenensis Yang et al. 2009
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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: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-09-21 20:17:08
Modified: 2012-08-27 07:15:31
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Duyunian or 514.50000 to 506.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Duyunian514.5 - 506.5China (Guizhou) Deiradonyx tongrenensis (type locality: 127439)