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Mianxianella expansa

Trilobita - Redlichiida - Redlichiidae

Taxonomy
Mianxianella expansa was named by Zhang et al. (1980). It is not extant. Its type locality is Mianxian, which is in a Nangaoian marine horizon in the Yanwangbian Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Mianxianella expansa Zhang and Lin
1980Mianxianella expansa Zhang et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderRedlichiidaRichter 1932
suborderRedlichiinaRichter 1932
superfamilyRedlichioideaPoulsen 1927
familyRedlichiidaePoulsen 1927
genusMianxianella
speciesexpansa

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.

Mianxianella expansa Zhang et al. 1980
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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: actively mobilef
Life habit: nektobenthicf
Diet: deposit feederf
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-09-21 20:19:08
Modified: 2012-08-27 07:43:23
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Nangaoian or 521.00000 to 514.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Nangaoian521.0 - 514.0China (Guizhou) Mianxianella expansa (127444)
Nangaoian521.0 - 514.0China (Shaanxi) Mianxianella expansa (type locality: 127758)