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Gog yangtzeensis

Artiopoda - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Taxonomy
Niobe yangtzeensis was named by Lu (1975). Its type specimen is NI 16618, a pygidium, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Gog yangtzeensis by Zhou et al. (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Niobe yangtzeensis Lu
1998Gog yangtzeensis Zhou et al. p. 712

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyAsaphoideaSalter 1864
familyAsaphidaeBurmeister 1843
subfamilyNiobinaeJaanusson 1959
genusGog
speciesyangtzeensis(Lu 1975)

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.

Gog yangtzeensis Lu 1975
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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
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 14:38:06
Modified: 2009-12-14 00:45:08
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Arenigian to the top of the Llanvirn or 477.10000 to 458.20000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arenigian477.1 - 468.0China (Shaanxi) Gog yangtzeensis (116195)
Arenigian477.1 - 468.0China (Hubei) Gog yangtzeensis (116201 116202)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2China (Xinjiang) Gog yangtzeensis (170840 170842)