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Jiulongshania longa

Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Inouyiidae

Taxonomy
Jiulongshania longa was named by Park et al. (2008). Its type specimen is SNUP 5010, a cephalon/head, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Jiulongshania longa Park et al. p. 263 figs. 10A-K

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
suborderPtychopariinaRichter 1933
superfamilyPtychoparioidea(Matthew 1887)
familyInouyiidaeChang 1963
genusJiulongshaniaPark et al. 2008
specieslonga

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.

Jiulongshania longa Park et al. 2008
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
T.-Y. Park et al. 2008Cranidium longer than wide; frontal area long (35–40% of cranidial length); palpebral lobes small (ca 20% of cranidial length); a pair of diverging furrows on frontal area insignificantly impressed.
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: deposit feedersubo
Created: 2012-08-27 22:20:36
Modified: 2012-08-27 07:20:36
Source: subo = suborder, c = class
References: Fortey and Owens 1999, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available