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Tsinaniidae

Trilobita - Corynexochida - Tsinaniidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Tsinaniidae Kobayashi
1997Tsinaniidae Whittington et al. p. 299
2004Tsinaniidae Paterson and Laurie p. 107
2011Tsinaniidae Adrain p. 105
2020Tsinaniidae Wernette et al. p. 875

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderCorynexochida
suborderIllaeninaJaanusson 1959
familyTsinaniidaeKobayashi 1933
familyTsinaniidaeKobayashi 1933

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.

Fm. †Tsinaniidae Kobayashi 1933
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G. †Blandiaspis Qian 1983
G. †Dictyella Kobayashi 1933
G. †Esseigania Kobayashi 1944
G. †Leiaspis Zhang et al. 1980
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Leiaspis concavolimbata Zhang et al. 1980
Leiaspis shuiyuensis Zhang et al. 1980
G. †Lonchopygella Zhou 1977
G. †Shergoldia Zhang and Jell 1987
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Shergoldia australis Peng 1992
Shergoldia laevigata Zhu et al. 2007
G. †Tsinania Walcott 1914
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Tsinania canens Walcott 1905
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Invalid names: Illaenurus ceres Walcott 1905 [synonym], Illaenurus dictys Walcott 1913 [synonym], Illaenurus pagoda Sun 1924 [synonym], Tsinania convexa Resser and Endo 1937 [synonym], Tsinania longicephala Resser and Endo 1937 [synonym], Tsinania vulgaris Resser and Endo 1937 [synonym]
Invalid names: Dictyites Kobayashi 1936 [synonym]
G. †Zhujia Ju 1983
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Zhujia hunanensis Peng et al. 1995
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: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-14 23:38:48
Modified: 2009-12-15 01:38:48
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Taijangian to the top of the Warendian or 506.50000 to 484.30000 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Taijangian506.5 - 504.5China (Henan) Leiaspis sp. (129010 129128)
Taijangian506.5 - 504.5China (Shanxi) Leiaspis shuiyuensis, Leiaspis concavolimbata (125220)
Wangcunian504.5 - 497.0China (Hunan) Zhujia hunanensis (49161)
Mindyallan - Idamean499.0 - 494.2Australia (Victoria) Tsinaniidae indet. (64041 64047)
Furongian497.0 - 486.85South Korea Tsinania canens (232036 232037 232038 232039) Tsinania sp., Tsinania canens (232034 232035)
Merioneth497.0 - 486.85Iran Tsinania sp. (10633)
Taoyuanian495.2 - 486.85China (Hebei) Tsinania canens (129604 129616)
Taoyuanian495.2 - 486.85China (Hunan) Tsinania sp. (126669)
Taoyuanian - Niuchehean495.2 - 486.85China (Guangxi) Shergoldia laevigata (129689)
Payntonian491.0 - 488.3Australia (Northern Territory) Tsinania sp. (77651)
Niuchehean491.0 - 486.85China (Hunan) Shergoldia australis (107329)
Warendian486.85 - 484.3Australia (Northern Territory) Tsinania sp. (77712)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Antarctica Tsinania sp. (116174)