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Dayongia longicephala

Trilobita - Phacopida - Encrinuridae

Taxonomy
Dayongia longicephala was named by Xiang and Ji (1986). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is WenTang, which is in an Actonian/Onnian deep subtidal shelf limestone in the Linxiang Formation of China. It is the type species of Dayongia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Dayongia longicephala Xiang and Ji

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderCheirurinaHarrington and Leanza 1957
familyEncrinuridaeAngelin 1854
genusDayongia
specieslongicephala

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.

†Dayongia longicephala Xiang and Ji 1986
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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-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2009-06-11 14:51:52
Modified: 2009-06-11 16:52:10
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Actonian to the top of the Onnian or 454.00000 to 449.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Actonian - Onnian454.0 - 449.5China (Hunan) Dayongia longicephala (type locality: 7688)