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Ningkianolithus

Trilobita - Trinucleida - Trinucleidae

Taxonomy
Ningkianolithus was named by Lu (1954) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren-u Sepkoski's reference number: 875].

It was assigned to Asaphida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Trinucleidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Ningkianolithus Lu
1959Ceratolithus Lu
2002Ningkianolithus Jell and Adrain p. 411
2002Ceratolithus Sepkoski
2002Ningkianolithus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderTrinucleida(Swinnerton 1915)
familyTrinucleidaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusNingkianolithusLu 1954

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. †Ningkianolithus Lu 1954
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Invalid names: Ceratolithus Lu 1959 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Spines: minorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindg
Created: 2009-06-09 08:32:57
Modified: 2010-01-23 07:42:28
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Floian to the top of the Longvillian or 477.70000 to 455.00000 Ma

Collections (30 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arenigian478.6 - 468.1China (Shaanxi) N. welleri (116177 116193)
Arenigian478.6 - 468.1China (Hubei) N. welleri (116199 116201 116202 116203)
Dawan478.6 - 468.1China (AnHui) N. sp. (7863)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0China (AnHui) N. sp. (7841)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0China (Guizhou) N. sp. (4755 4756 5251 5255 5256 5258)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0China (Hubei) N. sp. (4709 4714 4719)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0China (Sichuan) N. sp. (5401 5405 5408 7649 7669 7679)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0China (YunNan) N. sp. (7742)
Floian477.7 - 470.0China (Hubei) N. sp. (203695 203696)
Dapingian470.0 - 467.3China (Hubei) N. sp. (221223) N. welleri (116200)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5China (QingHai) N. sp. (23601)
Longvillian457.2 - 455.0China (ShanXi) N. sp. (7885)