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Birmanites qilangensis

Trilobita - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Taxonomy
Birmanites qilangensis was named by Zhang (1981). It is not extant. Its type specimen is GSXU-XTR 211, a cephalon/head (cranidium).

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Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Birmanites qilangensis Zhang

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyAsaphoideaSalter 1864
familyAsaphidaeBurmeister 1843
genusBirmanitesSheng 1934
speciesqilangensisZhang 1981

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.

Birmanites qilangensis Zhang 1981
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Spines: minorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-08 11:58:11
Modified: 2009-06-08 13:58:11
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Katian or 452.80000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Katian452.8 - 445.2China (Xinjiang) Birmanites qilangensis (188366 188369 188370 188371 188372 188374 188375 188376 188377)