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Shanghaia
Taxonomy
Shanghaia was named by Xu and Ju (1987) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm l Sepkoski's reference number: ZR87]. It is not extant. Its type is Shanghaia typicalis.
It was assigned to Oryctocephalidae by Xu and Ju (1987); to Corynexochida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Dolichometopidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).
It was assigned to Oryctocephalidae by Xu and Ju (1987); to Corynexochida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Dolichometopidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).
Species
S. typicalis (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1987 | Shanghaia Xu and Ju |
| 2002 | Shanghaia Jell and Adrain |
| 2002 | Shanghaia Sepkoski |
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available