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Psilostracus xiaoyuhougouensis

Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Ptychopariidae

Taxonomy
Psilostracus xiaoyuhougouensis was named by Guo and An (1982). It is not extant. Its type locality is Benxi X (Xiaoyuhougou), unit 24, which is in a Taijangian marine horizon in the Maochuang Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Psilostracus xiaoyuhougouensis Guo and An

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
familyPtychopariidaeMatthew 1887
genusPsilostracusChang 1963
speciesxiaoyuhougouensis

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.

†Psilostracus xiaoyuhougouensis 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: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Taijangian or 509.00000 to 504.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Taijangian509.0 - 504.5China (Liaoning) Psilostracus xiaoyuhougouensis (type locality: 128382)