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Microparia (Quadratapyge)

Trilobita - Asaphida - Cyclopygidae

Taxonomy
Microparia (Quadratapyge) was named by Zhou in Zhou et al (1977). It is not extant. Its type is Microparia (Quadratapyge) latilimbata.

It was assigned to Microparia by Zhou in Zhou et al (1977).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Microparia (Quadratapyge) Zhou in Zhou et al

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyCyclopygoideaRaymond 1925
familyCyclopygidae
genusMicropariaHawle and Corda 1847
subgenusQuadratapygeZhou in Zhou et al 1977

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 (Quadratapyge) Zhou in Zhou et al 1977
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Microparia (Quadratapyge) latilimbata Zhou in Zhou et al 1977
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: Sandbian or 458.40000 to 453.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sandbian458.4 - 453.0China (Gansu) Microparia chedaoensis (182201)
Sandbian458.4 - 453.0China (Xinjiang) Microparia chedaoensis (188342 188343 188345 188346 188351)