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Microparia (Quadratapyge) chedaoensis

Artiopoda - Asaphida - Cyclopygidae

Taxonomy
Microparia (Quadratapyge) chedaoensis was named by Zhou and Dean (1986). It is not extant. Its type specimen is NIGP 80640, a pygidium.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Microparia (Quadratapyge) chedaoensis Zhou and Dean

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyCyclopygoideaRaymond 1925
familyCyclopygidae
genusMicropariaHawle and Corda 1847
subgenusQuadratapygeZhou in Zhou et al 1977
specieschedaoensisZhou and Dean 1986

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.

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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: 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 458.20000 to 452.80000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sandbian458.2 - 452.8China (Gansu) Microparia chedaoensis (182201)
Sandbian458.2 - 452.8China (Xinjiang) Microparia chedaoensis (188342 188343 188345 188346 188351)