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Monkaspis

Trilobita - Monkaspididae

Taxonomy
Monkaspis was named by Kobayashi (1935) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm uMid]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Asaphida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Monkaspididae by Peng et al. (2004).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Monkaspis Kobayashi
1959Kushanopyge Chu
2002Monkaspis Sepkoski
2004Monkaspis Peng et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
familyMonkaspididaeKobayashi 1935
genusMonkaspisKobayashi 1935

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. †Monkaspis Kobayashi 1935
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Monkaspis daulis Walcott 1905
Monkaspis quadrata Yang 1977
Monkaspis serratus Meng 1977
Invalid names: Kushanopyge Chu 1959 [synonym]
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-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-02-29 09:07:31
Modified: 2016-06-02 12:44:28
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Zhanaarykian to the top of the Guzhangian or 503.00000 to 497.00000 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zhanaarykian503.0 - 500.5Kazakhstan M. sp. (9963)
Guzhangian500.5 - 497.0China (Henan) M. serratus (129022)
Guzhangian500.5 - 497.0China M. daulis (233819) M. sp. (233818)
Guzhangian500.5 - 497.0South Korea M. sp. 1 (152627)
Guzhangian500.5 - 497.0China (Liaoning) Kushanopyge serrata (126814)
Guzhangian500.5 - 497.0China (Shanxi) M. daulis (129809)
Guzhangian500.5 - 497.0China (Jiangsu) M. quadratus (127375 127376 127377)
Guzhangian500.5 - 497.0China (Nei Mongol) M. neimonggolensis (130254)
Guzhangian500.5 - 497.0China (Hunan) M. hunanensis (128930) M. quadrata (49177 49181 49182 49184 126323 126324 126325 126327 126329 126347)