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Yunnanaspis

Trilobita - Redlichiida - Yinitidae

Taxonomy
Yunnanaspis was named by Chang (1966) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Boto-u Sepkoski's reference number: 463,885]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Yinitidae by Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Redlichiida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Yunnanaspis Chang
2002Yunnanaspis Jell and Adrain p. 481
2002Yunnanaspis 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
familyYinitidaeHupé 1953
genusYunnanaspisChang 1966

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. †Yunnanaspis Chang 1966
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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: deposit feedero
Created: 2009-09-21 20:18:56
Modified: 2012-08-27 07:43:00
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available