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Canadaspis laevigata

Canadaspidida - Canadaspididae

Discussion

Taxon information from Appendix 1, Zhao et al. 2012 =Candaspis eucallus Chen and Zhou, 1997 =?Yiliangocaris ellipticus

Taxonomy
Perspicaris laevigata was named by Hou and Bergström (1991). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Canadaspis laevigata by Hou and Bergström (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Perspicaris laevigata Hou and Bergström
1997Canadaspis laevigata Hou and Bergström

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
RankNameAuthor
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
subphylumCrustaceaBrünnich 1772
orderCanadaspididaNovozhilov in Orlov 1960
familyCanadaspididaeNovozhilov in Orlov 1960
genusCanadaspisNovozhilov in Orlov 1960
specieslaevigata(Hou and Bergström 1991)

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.

†Canadaspis laevigata Hou and Bergström 1991
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: fast-movingg
Life habit: nektobenthicg
Diet: detritivoreg
Vision: well-developedg
Created: 2008-10-19 08:18:29
Modified: 2010-02-23 13:39:53
Source: g = genus
Reference: Caron and Jackson 2008

Age range: Atdabanian or 521.00000 to 516.00000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0China (Yunnan) Canadaspis laevigata (86851 90165 96402 96403 96405 96416)
Nangaoian521.0 - 514.0China (Yunnan) Canadaspis laevigata (132327 132330 194143 194155 194160 194161)