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Jixianaspis

Trilobita - Wuaniidae

Taxonomy
Jixianaspis was named by Zhang et al. (1995). It is not extant. Its type is Jixianaspis lubricus.

It was assigned to Wuaniidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).

Species
J. lubricus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Jixianaspis Zhang et al.
2002Jixianaspis Jell and Adrain

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
familyWuaniidae
genusJixianaspis

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.

G. †Jixianaspis Zhang et al. 1995
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Jixianaspis lubricus Zhang et al. 1995
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: Taijangian or 509.00000 to 504.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Taijangian509.0 - 504.5China (Henan) J. lubricus (129144)