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Liaoningaspis taitzehoensis

Trilobita - Monkaspididae

Taxonomy
Liaoningaspis taitzehoensis was named by Chu (1959). It is not extant. Its type locality is Lotolingtze, which is in a Guzhangian carbonate limestone/shale in the Kushan Formation of China. It is the type species of Liaoningaspis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Liaoningaspis taitzehoensis Chu

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

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.

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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: Guzhangian or 500.50000 to 497.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Guzhangian500.5 - 497.0China (Liaoning) Liaoningaspis taitzehoensis (type locality: 129885 129886)