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Mendolaspis paradoidyx

Artiopoda - Trinucleida - Raphiophoridae

Taxonomy
Mendolaspis paradoidyx was named by Zhang (1981). Its type specimen is GSXU-XTR 301, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. sanjuaninus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Mendolaspis paradoidyx Zhang

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderTrinucleida(Swinnerton 1915)
familyRaphiophoridaeAngelin 1854
subfamilyRaphiophorinaeAngelin 1854
genusMendolaspisRusconi 1951
speciesparadoidyxZhang 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.

†Mendolaspis paradoidyx Zhang 1981
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindf
Created: 2009-12-13 23:10:26
Modified: 2012-08-27 07:27:49
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Llanvirn or 468.00000 to 458.20000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2China (Xinjiang) Mendolaspis paradoidyx (188323 188324 188325 188326 188328 188329)