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Jianchangia nanshanensis

Artiopoda - Ptychopariida - Ptychopariidae

Taxonomy
Jianchangia nanshanensis was named by Guo and An (1982). It is not extant. Its type locality is Benxi N, Redlichia zone, which is in a Duyunian marine horizon in the Mantou Formation of China. It is the type species of Jianchangia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Jianchangia nanshanensis Guo and An

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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
genusJianchangia
speciesnanshanensis

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Jianchangia nanshanensis Guo and An 1982
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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: Duyunian or 514.50000 to 506.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Duyunian514.5 - 506.5China (Liaoning) Jianchangia nanshanensis (128380 type locality: 128400)