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Rhombampyx chinensis

Trilobita - Trinucleida - Raphiophoridae

Taxonomy
Ampyx chinensis was named by Weller (1913).

It was recombined as Rhombampyx chinensis by Zhou and Zhou (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Ampyx chinensis Weller p. 285 figs. Pl 26, fig 16
2019Rhombampyx chinensis Zhou and Zhou p. 159 fig. 8B,C,E

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderTrinucleida(Swinnerton 1915)
familyRaphiophoridaeAngelin 1854
subfamilyRaphiophorinaeAngelin 1854
genusRhombampyx
specieschinensis(Weller 1913)

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.

Rhombampyx chinensis Weller 1913
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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: Floian or 477.70000 to 470.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Floian477.7 - 470.0China (Hubei) Rhombampyx chinensis (221197 221198 221199)