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Chengkouiidae

Trilobita - Corynexochida - Chengkouiidae

Taxonomy
Chengkouiidae was named by Zhu (1980). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Corynexochida by Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Corynexochina by Adrain (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Chengkouiidae Zhu
2002Chengkouiidae Jell and Adrain p. 350
2011Chengkouiidae Adrain p. 105

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderCorynexochida
suborderCorynexochinaKobayashi 1935
familyChengkouiidaeZhu 1980
familyChengkouiidaeZhu 1980

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. †Chengkouiidae Zhu 1980
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G. †Acanthomicmacca Hupé 1953
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Invalid names: Micmacca sera Sdzuy 1960 [synonym]
Acanthomicmacca cylindrica Qian and Yao 1974
Acanthomicmacca walcotti Mathew 1899
Invalid names: Chengkouia Lu and Chang 1974 [synonym]
G. †Bidjinella Repina 1964
G. †Micmacca Matthew 1895
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Micmacca comleyensis Cobbold 1931
Micmacca protolenoides Cobbold 1931
G. †Xiuqiella Chien and Yao 1974
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Xiuqiella rectangula Chien and Yao 1974
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 06:20:34
Modified: 2009-12-14 08:20:34
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Branchian to the top of the Undillan or 517.10000 to 500.50000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Spain Micmacca schwarzbachi (225087)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Russian Federation (Khakasiya) Bidjinella lubrica (81312) Bidjinella sp. (81313)
Nangaoian521.0 - 514.0China (Chongqing) Xiuqiella rectangula (127757)
Nangaoian521.0 - 514.0China (Guizhou) Chengkouia pustulosa (107130)
Nangaoian521.0 - 514.0China (Xinjiang) Chengkouia xinjiangensis, Chengkouia constricta, Chengkouia tianshanensis (49494)
Atdabanian - Botomian521.0 - 512.9Canada (Nova Scotia) Acanthomicmacca walcotti (9391)
Branchian517.1 - 509.0United Kingdom (England) Micmacca ellipsocephaloides, Micmacca comleyensis, Micmacca protolenoides (79928)
Botomian516.0 - 512.9Russian Federation Micmacca enormis (233047)
Lenian516.0 - 510.2Morocco Acanthomicmacca sp. A, Acanthomicmacca sp. B (9801)
Toyonian512.9 - 510.2Morocco Acanthomicmacca neltneri, Acanthomicmacca n. sp. (9123)
Undillan503.0 - 500.5Germany Acanthomicmacca franconica (186163)