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Nangaoia megaceps

Artiopoda - Ptychopariida - Ptychopariidae

Taxonomy
Nangaoia megaceps was named by Zhou (1974). It is not extant. It is the type species of Nangaoia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Nangaoia megaceps Zhou

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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
genusNangaoiaZhou 1974
speciesmegacepsZhou 1974

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.

†Nangaoia megaceps Zhou 1974
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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 (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Duyunian - Taijangian514.5 - 504.5China (Guizhou) Nangaoia megaceps (107157)
Taijangian506.5 - 504.5China (Guizhou) Nangaoia megaceps (235428)