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Microparia (Microparia)

Trilobita - Asaphida - Cyclopygidae

Taxonomy
Microparia (Microparia) was named by Hawle and Corda (1847). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Microparia by Hawle and Corda (1847).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Microparia (Microparia) Hawle and Corda
1981Microparia (Paramicroparia) Zhang
2002Paramicroparia Jell and Adrain p. 420

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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
superfamilyCyclopygoideaRaymond 1925
familyCyclopygidae
genusMicropariaHawle and Corda 1847
subgenusMicropariaHawle and Corda 1847

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.

Subg. †Microparia (Microparia) Hawle and Corda 1847
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Invalid names: Microparia (Paramicroparia) Zhang 1981 [synonym]
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: noneg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: nektonicf
Diet: microcarnivoref
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-08 12:11:36
Modified: 2009-06-08 14:11:36
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Llanvirn to the top of the Sandbian or 468.00000 to 452.80000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1United Kingdom Microparia broggeri (69816 69819) Microparia broggeri, Microparia sp. A (69814) Microparia sp. B (69842) Microparia teretis (69815)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2United Kingdom Microparia broggeri (69741)
Sandbian458.2 - 452.8China (Xinjiang) Microparia acuta (188347 188349 188350 188351 188352)