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Torifera paraconvexa

Trilobita - Trinucleida - Alsataspididae

Taxonomy
Cyclolorenzella paraconvexa was named by Yang (1978) [in Yin and Li]. It is not extant.

It was recombined as Torifera paraconvexa by Peng et al. (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Cyclolorenzella paraconvexa Yang
2004Torifera paraconvexa Peng et al.

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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)
familyAlsataspididaeTurner 1940
genusToriferaWolfart 1974
speciesparaconvexa(Yang 1978)

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.

Torifera paraconvexa Yang 1978
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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: carnivorec
Created: 2009-12-13 02:52:23
Modified: 2010-01-26 06:30:18
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004
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No collection or age range data are available