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Chengjiangaspis

Trilobita - Redlichiida - Redlichiidae

Taxonomy
Chengjiangaspis was named by Zhang et al. (1980) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Boto-l]. It is not extant. Its type is Chengjiangaspis chengjiangensis.

It was assigned to Redlichiida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Redlichiidae by Zhang et al. (1980) and Jell and Adrain (2002).

Species
C. chengjiangensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Chengjiangaspis Zhang et al.
2002Chengjiangaspis Jell and Adrain p. 357
2002Chenjiangaspis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderRedlichiidaRichter 1932
suborderRedlichiinaRichter 1932
superfamilyRedlichioideaPoulsen 1927
familyRedlichiidaePoulsen 1927
genusChengjiangaspis

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. †Chengjiangaspis Zhang et al. 1980
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Chengjiangaspis chengjiangensis Zhang et al. 1980
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 mobilef
Life habit: nektobenthicf
Diet: deposit feederf
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-09-21 20:19:08
Modified: 2012-08-27 07:43:23
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Nangaoian or 521.00000 to 514.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Nangaoian521.0 - 514.0China (Yunnan) C. chengjiangensis (127676)