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Changshania

Trilobita - Changshaniidae

Taxonomy
Changshania was named by Sun (1924) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Dres-l Cm Fran Sepkoski's reference number: 472]. Its type is Changshania conica.

It was assigned to Ptychopariida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Changshaniidae by Choi and Kim (2006).

Species
C. conica (type species), C. equalis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Changshania Sun
2002Changshania Sepkoski
2006Changshania Choi and Kim

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Life
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
familyChangshaniidaeKobayashi 1935
genusChangshaniaSun 1924

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. †Changshania Sun 1924
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Changshania conica Sun 1924
Changshania equalis Sun 1935
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available