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Chaoaspis palmeri

Trilobita - Redlichiida - Redlichiidae

Taxonomy
Chaoaspis palmeri was named by Li (1980). It is not extant. Its type locality is Emei area, Wutingaspis-Chaoaspis zone, which is in a Nangaoian marine mudstone/siltstone in the Jiulaodong Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Chaoaspis palmeri Li

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderRedlichiidaRichter 1932
suborderRedlichiinaRichter 1932
superfamilyRedlichioideaPoulsen 1927
familyRedlichiidaePoulsen 1927
genusChaoaspisChang 1966
speciespalmeri

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.

†Chaoaspis palmeri Li 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: actively mobilef
Life habit: nektobenthicf
Diet: deposit feederf
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-09-21 20:19:08
Modified: 2012-08-27 07:43:23
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Nangaoian or 521.00000 to 514.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Nangaoian521.0 - 514.0China (Sichuan) Chaoaspis palmeri (type locality: 128409 130127)