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Changshania conica

Trilobita - Changshaniidae

Taxonomy
Changshania conica was named by Sun (1924). It is not extant. It is the type species of Changshania.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Changshania conica Sun

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
familyChangshaniidaeKobayashi 1935
genusChangshaniaSun 1924
speciesconicaSun 1924

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.

†Changshania conica Sun 1924
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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: 2010-01-06 22:57:52
Modified: 2010-01-07 00:57:52
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Taoyuanian or 495.20000 to 486.85000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Taoyuanian495.2 - 486.85China (Hebei) Changshania conica (129592)
Taoyuanian495.2 - 486.85China (Henan) Changshania conica (129023 129213 129214)