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Zhangshania typica

Trilobita - Redlichiida - Gigantopygidae

Taxonomy
Zhangshania typica was named by Li et al. (1990). It is not extant. Its type locality is Fandian, bed 6, which is in a Nangaoian marine horizon in the Yuxiansi Formation of China. It is the type species of Zhangshania.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Parazhangshania sichuanensis Li et al.
1990Zhangshania typica Li et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Life
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderRedlichiidaRichter 1932
suborderRedlichiinaRichter 1932
superfamilyRedlichioideaPoulsen 1927
familyGigantopygidaeHarrington 1959
genusZhangshania
speciestypica

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.

Zhangshania typica Li et al. 1990
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Invalid names: Parazhangshania sichuanensis Li et al. 1990 [synonym]
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
Created: 2009-09-21 20:18:56
Modified: 2012-08-27 07:43:00
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Nangaoian or 516.00000 to 513.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cambrian541.0 - 485.4China Zhangshania typica (234043)
Nangaoian516.0 - 513.0China (Sichuan) Zhangshania typica, Parazhangshania sichuanensis (type locality: 130128)