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Xiuqiella

Trilobita - Corynexochida - Chengkouiidae

Taxonomy
Xiuqiella was named by Chien and Yao (1974) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Boto Sepkoski's reference number: 463 in Lu et al. Sepkoski's age data: Cm Boto Sepkoski's reference number: 463]. Its type is Xiuqiella rectangula.

It was corrected as Xuigiella by Sepkoski (2002).

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

Species
X. rectangula (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Xiuqiella Chien and Yao
1980Xiuqiella Zhang et al.
2002Xiuqiella Jell and Adrain p. 461
2002Xuigiella Sepkoski

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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
genusXiuqiellaChien and Yao 1974

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. †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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997, Hendy et al. 2009

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 (Chongqing) X. rectangula (127757)