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Macropyge (Promacropyge) longa

Trilobita - Asaphida - Ceratopygidae

Taxonomy
Macropyge (Promacropyge) longa was named by Lu and Lin (1984).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. chermi, M. sica

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Macropyge (Promacropyge) longa Lu and Lin

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyAsaphoideaSalter 1864
familyCeratopygidaeRaymond 1913
genusMacropygeStubblefield 1927
subgenusPromacropyge(Lu 1964)
specieslongaLu and Lin 1984

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.

†Macropyge (Promacropyge) longa Lu and Lin 1984
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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-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-13 22:50:48
Modified: 2009-12-14 00:50:48
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Taoyuanian to the top of the Niuchehean or 498.50000 to 485.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Taoyuanian - Niuchehean498.5 - 485.4China (Zhejiang) Macropyge longa (125694)