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Monkaspididae

Trilobita - Monkaspididae

Taxonomy
Monkaspididae was named by Kobayashi (1935). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Asaphida by Peng et al. (2004); and to Trilobita by Adrain (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Monkaspididae Kobayashi
2004Monkaspididae Peng et al.
2011Monkaspididae Adrain p. 108

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

Fm. †Monkaspididae Kobayashi 1935
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G. †Liaoningaspis Chu 1959
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Liaoningaspis zhongjingensis Zhang and Wang 1986
G. †Liaoningella Lu and Qian 1983
G. †Metopotropis Opik 1967
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Metopotropis sinensis Peng et al. 2004
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]
G. †Nomadinis Opik 1967
G. †Walcottaspidella Chu 1959
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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: 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 Payntonian or 503.00000 to 488.30000 Ma

Collections (31 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zhanaarykian503.0 - 500.5Kazakhstan Monkaspis sp. (9963)
Guzhangian500.5 - 497.0China (Liaoning) Kushanopyge serrata (126814) Liaoningaspis taitzehoensis (129885 129886) Walcottaspidella suni (129879)
Guzhangian500.5 - 497.0South Korea Monkaspis sp. 1 (152627)
Guzhangian500.5 - 497.0China (Hunan) Metopotropis sinensis (49187) Monkaspis hunanensis (128930) Monkaspis quadrata (49177 49181 49182 49184 126323 126324 126325 126327 126329 126347)
Guzhangian500.5 - 497.0China (Nei Mongol) Monkaspis neimonggolensis (130254)
Guzhangian500.5 - 497.0China (Jiangsu) Liaoningaspis sp. (127378) Monkaspis quadratus (127375 127376 127377)
Guzhangian500.5 - 497.0China (Shanxi) Liaoningaspis sp. (129927) Liaoningaspis zhongjingensis, Monkaspis daulis (129809)
Guzhangian500.5 - 497.0China (Hebei) Liaoningaspis sp., Walcottaspidella suni (129589)
Guzhangian500.5 - 497.0China (Henan) Monkaspis serratus (129022)
Guzhangian500.5 - 497.0China Monkaspis daulis (233819) Monkaspis sp. (233818)
Paibian497.0 - 494.0China (Hunan) Metopotropis sinensis (126286)
Payntonian489.5 - 488.3Australia (Northern Territory) Metopotropis sp. nov. (77426)