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Ningkianites

Artiopoda - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Taxonomy
Ningkianites was named by Lu (1975). Its type is Ningkianites ningkianensis.

It was assigned to Asaphidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).

Species
N. ningkianensis (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Ningkianites Lu
2002Ningkianites Jell and Adrain p. 411

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyAsaphoideaSalter 1864
familyAsaphidaeBurmeister 1843
genusNingkianitesLu 1975

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.

G. †Ningkianites Lu 1975
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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-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 14:38:06
Modified: 2009-12-14 00:45:08
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Dapingian or 471.30000 to 469.40000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arenigian477.1 - 468.0China (Shaanxi) N. insculpta (116177 116178 116180 116181 116195 192939) N. sp. (116182 116184 116185 116186 116187 116188 116189)
Dapingian471.3 - 469.4Iran N. sp. (116505)