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Paraperaspis

Trilobita - Asaphida - Nileidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2014Paraperaspis Zhou et al. p. 68

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyCyclopygoideaRaymond 1925
familyNileidaeAngelin 1854
genusParaperaspis

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.

G. †Paraperaspis Zhou et al. 2014
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Paraperaspis angustus Zhou et al. 2014
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Invalid names: Nileus transversus Zhang 1981 [synonym]
Paraperaspis dawangouensis Zhou et al. 2014
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 18:08:02
Modified: 2009-12-14 01:04:11
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Llanvirn to the top of the Katian or 468.00000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4China (Xinjiang) P. dawangouensis (188324 188325 188326 188327 188328 188331)
Sandbian458.4 - 453.0China (Xinjiang) P. angustus (188346 188347 188348 188349) P. convergens (188350 188351 188352 188353) P. dawangouensis (188338 188340 188342 188343 188344 188345)
Katian453.0 - 445.2China (JiangSu) Nileus transversus (192793 192794)