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Xiangzhongella

Trilobita - Proetida - Phillipsiidae

Taxonomy
Xiangzhongella was named by Liu (1987) [Sepkoski's age data: C l Sepkoski's reference number: ZR88]. It is not extant. Its type is Xiangzhongella xinshaoensis.

It was assigned to Proetida by Sepkoski (2002); to Proetidae by Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Cummingellinae by Lerosey-Aubril (2012).

Species
X. xinshaoensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Xiangzhongella Liu
2002Xiangzhongella Jell and Adrain p. 477
2002Xiangzhongella Sepkoski
2012Xiangzhongella Lerosey-Aubril p. 1028

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
superfamilyProetoideaHawle and Corda 1847
familyPhillipsiidaeOehlert 1886
subfamilyCummingellinaeHahn and Hahn 1967
genusXiangzhongella

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. †Xiangzhongella Liu 1987
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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: deposit feedero
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-19 02:34:58
Modified: 2009-12-19 04:34:58
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Fortey and Owens 1999, Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Ivorian or 353.80000 to 346.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ivorian353.8 - 346.7China (Hunan) X. xinshaoensis (218880)