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Shaanxia curvata

Trilobita - Redlichiida - Abadiellidae

Taxonomy
Shaanxia curvata was named by Zhang et al. (1980). It is not extant. Its type locality is Ningqiang, which is in a Nangaoian marine horizon in the Qiongzhusi Formation of China. It is the type species of Shaanxia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Shaanxia curvata 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
familyAbadiellidaeHupé 1953
genusShaanxia
speciescurvata

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.

Shaanxia curvata 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: fast-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: deposit feedero
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-22 11:13:33
Modified: 2009-12-22 13:13:33
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Nangaoian or 516.00000 to 513.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Nangaoian516.0 - 513.0China (Shaanxi) Shaanxia curvata (type locality: 127672)