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Eoharpes yijianfangensis

Trilobita - Harpetida - Harpetidae

Taxonomy
Eoharpes yijianfangensis was named by Zhou et al. (2014). Its type specimen is NIGP 155114, a cephalon/head, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is NJ660, Yijianfang section, Bachu area, which is in a Darriwilian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks/chert in the Yijianfang Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2014Eoharpes yijianfangensis Zhou et al. p. 28 figs. Fig. 13A-C

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderHarpetida(Whittington 1959)
familyHarpetidaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusEoharpesRaymond 1905
speciesyijianfangensis

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.

Eoharpes yijianfangensis Zhou et al. 2014
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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: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2010-01-21 04:40:30
Modified: 2010-02-08 08:40:58
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997, Jell and Adrain 2002

Age range: Darriwilian or 469.40000 to 458.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2China (Xinjiang) Eoharpes yijianfangensis (type locality: 188380)