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Dianops quizhouensis

Trilobita - Phacopida - Phacopidae

Taxonomy
Dianops quizhouensis was named by Xiang (1981). Its type specimen is T1268, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Top of upper member, 1.5 km east of Daihua, which is in a Famennian basinal (carbonate) limestone in the Daihua Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Dianops quizhouensis Xiang p. 185 figs. Plate 1(12-15)

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderPhacopinaStruve 1959
superfamilyPhacopoideaHupe 1953
familyPhacopidaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusDianopsRichter 1923
speciesquizhouensis

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.

Dianops quizhouensis Xiang 1981
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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: carnivoresubo
Vision: blindg
Created: 2009-12-15 23:26:07
Modified: 2009-12-16 01:26:07
Source: g = genus, f = family, subo = suborder, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Fortey and Owens 1999

Age range: Late/Upper Famennian or 365.20000 to 358.86000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86China (Guizhou) Dianops guizhouensis (type locality: 3954)