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Proceratopyge (Sinoproceratopyge) distincta

Trilobita - Asaphida - Ceratopygidae

Taxonomy
Proceratopyge (Sinoproceratopyge) distincta was named by Lu and Lin (1989). It is not extant. Its type locality is Xiyangshan, bed 9, which is in a Paibian slope limestone/shale in the Huayansi Formation of China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Proceratopyge (Sinoproceratopyge) distincta Lu and Lin

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyAsaphoideaSalter 1864
familyCeratopygidaeRaymond 1913
genusProceratopygeWallerius 1895
subgenusSinoproceratopygeLu and Lin 1980
speciesdistincta

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.

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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-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-13 22:50:48
Modified: 2009-12-14 00:50:48
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Paibian or 497.00000 to 494.00000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Taoyuanian498.5 - 485.4China (Zhejiang) Proceratopyge distincta (128301)
Paibian497.0 - 494.0China (Zhejiang) Proceratopyge distincta (type locality: 125563)
Sakian497.0 - 492.8Kazakhstan Proceratopyge distincta (118333 118339 118342 118345 118346 118348)