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Shanghaia typicalis

Trilobita - Corynexochida - Dolichometopidae

Taxonomy
Shanghaia typicalis was named by Xu and Ju (1987). It is not extant. Its type locality is Baoshan, which is in a Duyunian marine horizon in the "Chaoshan" Formation of China. It is the type species of Shanghaia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Shanghaia typicalis Xu and Ju

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderCorynexochida
familyDolichometopidae
genusShanghaia
speciestypicalis

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.

†Shanghaia typicalis Xu and Ju 1987
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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 mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-09-21 20:17:08
Modified: 2012-08-27 07:15:31
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Duyunian or 514.50000 to 506.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Duyunian514.5 - 506.5China (Shanghai) Shanghaia typicalis (type locality: 130255)