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Qiandongaspis sinensis

Artiopoda - Asaphida - Rhyssometopidae

Taxonomy
Rhyssometopus sinensis was named by Peng (1987). Its type specimen is NIGP 74541, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Qiandongaspis sinensis by Yuan and Yin (1998), Peng et al. (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Rhyssometopus sinensis Peng p. 100 figs. pl. 8, fig. 12, text-fig. 13
1998Qiandongaspis sinensis Yuan and Yin pp. 146 - 147 figs. pl. 2, figs. 1-8
2004Qiandongaspis sinensis Peng et al. pp. 114 - 115 figs. Plate 46, figures 1-13; Plate 47, figures 1-4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
familyRhyssometopidaeOepik 1967
genusQiandongaspis
speciessinensis(Peng 1987)

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.

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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
Created: 2009-10-11 08:22:09
Modified: 2020-06-15 15:27:39
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Guzhangian or 500.50000 to 497.00000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wangcunian504.5 - 497.0China (Hunan) Qiandongaspis sinensis (49161 49165)
Guzhangian500.5 - 497.0China (Hunan) Qiandongaspis sinensis (49172 49176 49181 126307 126314 126317 126327) Rhyssometopus sinensis (128930)