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Longshania longshanensis

Trilobita - Antagmidae

Taxonomy
Longshania longshanensis was named by Zhang et al. (1980). It is not extant. Its type locality is Longshan, which is in a Taijangian marine horizon in the Kaotai Formation of China. It is the type species of Longshania.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Longshania longshanensis Zhang et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
familyAntagmidaeHupé 1953
genusLongshania
specieslongshanensis

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.

†Longshania longshanensis Zhang et al. 1980
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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: 2009-12-19 03:48:04
Modified: 2009-12-19 05:48:04
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

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 (Hunan) Longshania longshanensis (type locality: 127971)