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Nobiliasaphinae

Artiopoda - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Taxonomy
Nobiliasaphinae was named by Balashova (1971).

It was assigned to Asaphidae by Zhou and Zhou (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Nobiliasaphinae Balashova
2019Nobiliasaphinae Zhou and Zhou p. 155

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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
superfamilyAsaphoideaSalter 1864
familyAsaphidaeBurmeister 1843
subfamilyNobiliasaphinaeBalashova 1971
subfamilyNobiliasaphinaeBalashova 1971

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.

Subfm. †Nobiliasaphinae Balashova 1971
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G. †Liomegalaspides Lu and Chang 1974
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†Liomegalaspides major Zhang 1981
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Invalid names: Liomegalaspides similis Lu 1975 [synonym]
G. †Mioptychopyge Zhou et al. 1998
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†Mioptychopyge suni Endo 1932
†Mioptychopyge thebawi Reed 1915
G. †Opsimasaphus Kielan 1960
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†Opsimasaphus jaanussoni Kielan 1960
†Opsimasaphus radiatus Salter 1866
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: base of the Floian to the top of the Rawtheyan or 477.10000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections (75 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Floian477.1 - 471.3China (Hubei) Liomegalaspides similes (203696) Liomegalaspides similis (203695) Liomegalaspides taningensis (221196 221197 221198 221199 221200 221201 221202 221203 221204 221206 221207 221209 221211 221215) Mioptychopyge sp. (221212 221214)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0China (Hubei) Liomegalaspides sp. (4716)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0China (Guizhou) Liomegalaspides sp. (4755 4761 5268 7346)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0Argentina Opsimasaphus sp. (8872)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0China (Xinjiang) Mioptychopyge trinodosa (170835 170837) Mioptychopyge trinodosa, Liomegalaspides major (170838 170839)
Arenigian477.1 - 468.0China (Hubei) Liomegalaspides blackwelderi (116196 116198) Liomegalaspides blackwelderi, Megalaspides taningensis (116199) Liomegalaspides sp. (116204 116205)
Arenigian477.1 - 468.0China (Shaanxi) Liomegalaspides hupeiensis (116177 116180 116181 192939) Liomegalaspides sp. (116178 116184 116189) Liomegalaspides sp., Opsimasaphus pseudodawanicus (116193) Mioptychopyge suni (116190 116191 116192) Opsimasaphus pseudodawanicus (116194 116195) Opsimasaphus pseudodawanicus, Liomegalaspides blackwelderi (116182)
Dapingian471.3 - 469.4China Liomegalaspides sp. (232222)
Dapingian471.3 - 469.4China (Hubei) Liomegalaspides blackwelderi, Megalaspides taningensis (116200) Liomegalaspides taningensis (221220 221221 221223 221224)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2Iran Opsimasaphus sp. (186094)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2China (Sichuan) Liomegalaspides sp. (64235)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2China (Xinjiang) Mioptychopyge trinodosa, Liomegalaspides major (170840 170841 170842)
Letna - Harnagian463.3 - 457.2Czechia Opsimasaphus ingens (3861)
Early/Lower Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2North Korea Ptychopyge thebawi (56174)
Berounian459.7 - 450.1Czechia (Plzeň (Plzen, Pilsen)) Opsimasaphus ingens (219879)
Harju450.5 - 443.1Sweden Opsimasaphus sp. (378 379)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Sweden (Skåne) Opsimasaphus jaanussoni (153980 153981 153982 153983)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1Canada (Quebec) Opsimasaphus sp. (13130)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1Canada (Québec) Opsimasaphus sp. (24528)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2United Kingdom (England) Opsimasaphus sp. (3666 3671 3676 3681)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2United Kingdom (Wales) Opsimasaphus radiates (3675) Opsimasaphus sp. (8370)