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Liuheaspis

Artiopoda - Lichida - Damesellidae

Taxonomy
Liuheaspis was named by Nan and Shi (1985) [Nan in Nan & Shi 1985]. Its type is Liuheaspis stalkata.

It was assigned to Damesellidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).

Species
L. stalkata (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Liuheaspis Nan and Shi
2002Liuheaspis Jell and Adrain p. 399

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderLichidaMoore 1959
superfamilyDameselloideaKobayashi 1935
familyDamesellidaeKobayashi 1935
genusLiuheaspisNan and Shi 1985

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.

G. †Liuheaspis Nan and Shi 1985
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Liuheaspis stalkata Nan and Shi 1985
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: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-15 22:38:19
Modified: 2009-12-16 00:38:19
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Taijangian or 506.50000 to 504.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Taijangian506.5 - 504.5China (Gansu) L. stalkata (232843)