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Yaojiayuella convexolimbata

Artiopoda - Ptychopariida - Ptychopariidae

Taxonomy
Yaojiayuella convexolimbata was named by Lu et al. (1988). It is not extant. Its type locality is Mt. Mantou, Zhangxia, BW57, BW58, which is in a Taijangian marine limestone/shale in the Maochuang Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Yaojiayuella convexolimbata Lu 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
familyPtychopariidaeMatthew 1887
genusYaojiayuella
speciesconvexolimbata

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.

†Yaojiayuella convexolimbata Lu et al. 1988
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 20:00:46
Modified: 2009-12-19 06:30:51
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Taijangian or 506.50000 to 504.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Taijangian506.5 - 504.5China (Shandong) Yaojiayuella convexolimbata (type locality: 127527)