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Hupeidiscus kunshanensis

Agnostida - Tsunyidiscidae

Taxonomy
Hupeidiscus kunshanensis was named by Zhang and Zhou (1985). It is not extant. Its type locality is Kunshan, Hupeidiscus-Sinodiscus assemblage, which is in a Nangaoian marine horizon in China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Hupeidiscus kunshanensis Zhang and Zhou

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
orderAgnostidaSalter 1864
suborderEodiscina
familyTsunyidiscidaeZhang 1980
genusHupeidiscusChang 1966
specieskunshanensis

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.

†Hupeidiscus kunshanensis Zhang and Zhou 1985
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2010-02-08 05:23:38
Modified: 2010-02-08 07:23:38
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Nangaoian or 521.00000 to 514.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Nangaoian521.0 - 514.0China (Jiangsu) Hupeidiscus kunshanensis (type locality: 127383)