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Naraoiidae

Nektaspidida - Naraoiidae

Taxonomy
Naraoiidae was named by Walcott (1912). Its type is Naraoia.

It was assigned to Nectaspidida by Peng et al. (2012); to Nektaspida by Mayers et al. (2019); and to Nektaspidida by Lerosey-Aubril et al. (2020).

Subtaxa
Liwiinae, Misszhouia, Naraoia (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1912Naraoiidae Walcott
2012Naraoiidae Peng et al. pp. 146 - 148
2019Naraoiidae Mayers et al. pp. 36 - 38
2020Naraoiidae Lerosey-Aubril et al. p. 515

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
superclassTrilobitomorpha
orderNektaspidida(Raymond 1920)
familyNaraoiidaeWalcott 1912
familyNaraoiidaeWalcott 1912

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.

Fm. †Naraoiidae Walcott 1912
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Subfm. †Liwiinae Dzik and Lendzion 1988
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G. †Liwia Dzik and Lendzion 1988
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Liwia convexa Lendzion 1975
Liwia plana Lendzion 1975
G. †Soomaspis Fortey and Theron 1995
G. †Tariccoia Hammann et al. 1990
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Tariccoia arrusensis Hammann et al. 1990
Tariccoia tazagurtensis PĂ©rez-Peris et al. 2020
G. †Misszhouia Chen et al. 1997
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Misszhouia canadensis Mayers et al. 2019
Misszhouia longicaudata Zhang and Hou 1985
G. †Naraoia Walcott 1912
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Naraoia arcana Mayers et al. 2019
Naraoia bertiensis Caron et al. 2005
Naraoia compacta Walcott 1912
Naraoia magna Mayers et al. 2019
Naraoia spinosa Zhang and Hou 1985
Naraoia taijiangensis Peng et al. 2012
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. Peng et al. 2012A dorsal exoskeleton divided by a single transverse articulation into two shields, a cephalic shield and a posterior shield. The cephalic shield is round to half-round in dorsal view, devolving spinose or nonspinose in genal angles, both lateral margins and rear margin of po- sterior shield; one pair of lateral project antennas in ante- rior cephalic area. Axial lobe weak, both lateral axial lobe with alimentary system, including alimentary diverticulae and alimentary canal, with appendages in abdominal re- gion.
B. Mayers et al. 2019Nektaspid trilobitomorphs with the following characters: cephalon with ovoid truncated shape; convex posterior cephalic margin; presence of ramifications on secondary digestive structures; anterior tapering of trunk relative to cephalic shield; complete effacement of tergite boundaries within fused section of the trunk. (Emended from Zhang et al. 2007.)
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Vision: blindo
Created: 2010-09-28 02:31:16
Modified: 2010-09-28 04:31:16
Source: o = order, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Budd 1999

Age range: base of the Atdabanian to the top of the Pridoli or 521.00000 to 419.20000 Ma

Collections (103 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Poland (Masovian Voivodeship) Liwia convexa (90599)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0China (Yunnan) Naraoia longicaudata (86845 86848 90129 90133 90138 90151 90161 96404 96414 96415) Naraoia longicaudata, Naraoia spinosa (86846 86851 90137 90149 90163 90164 90165 90166 90494 90495 96402 96403 96405 96406 96407 96408 96409 96410 96411 96412 96413 96416) Naraoia sp. (86929 86930 86931 86932 86933) Naraoia sp., Naraoia longicaudata, Naraoia spinosa (68083)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0China (Guizhou) Naraoia longicaudata, Naraoia spinosa (86849)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Poland (Pomeranian Voivodeship) Liwia plana (90598)
Nangaoian521.0 - 514.0China (Guizhou) Naraoia spomposa (128423)
Nangaoian521.0 - 514.0China (Hubai) Naraoia sp., Misszhouia sp. (219687)
Nangaoian521.0 - 514.0China (Yunnan) Naraoia longicaudata (132328) Naraoia longicaudata, Naraoia spinosa (132327 132329 132330 194140 194141 194162) Naraoia sp., Naraoia longicaudata, Naraoia spinosa (194143 194150 194153 194155 194161 194163) Naraoia spinos, Naraoia sp., Naraoia longicaudata (194160)
Duyunian514.0 - 509.0China (Guizhou) Naraoia taijiangensis (236016)
Delamaran511.2 - 506.5Canada (British Columbia) Naraoia compacta (84412 84414 84415 84416 84418 84419 84422 84423 84425 84426 84427 84429 84430 84431 84432 84433 84434 84435 84436) Naraoia magna (121963) Naraoia spinifer, Naraoia compacta (84424 84428) Naraoia spp. (121959)
Taijangian509.0 - 504.5China (Guizhou) Naraoia sp. (79769 79770)
Wuliuan509.0 - 504.5USA (Idaho) Naraoia sp. (236011)
Miaolingian509.0 - 497.0USA (Georgia) Naraoia compacta (236017)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0Canada (Brithish Columbia) Naraoia sp. (188662 188664)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0Canada (British Columbia) Naraoia compacta, Naraoia magna, Misszhouia longicaudata (171308) Naraoia magna, Misszhouia canadensis (234716)
St Davids509.0 - 497.0Canada (British Columbia) Naraoia compacta (122072 122094)
Drumian504.5 - 500.5Canada (British Columbia) Naraoia compacta, Naraoia magna, Naraoia arcana, Misszhouia canadensis (236015) Naraoia magna (235332)
Drumian504.5 - 500.5Spain ( Zaragoza) Naraoia sp. (236010)
Drumian504.5 - 500.5USA (Utah) Naraoia compacta (230679)
Marjumian504.5 - 497.0USA (Utah) Naraoia compacta (77206 228653 230682)
Tremadocian485.4 - 477.7Morocco Tariccoia tazagurtensis (96112)
Middle Ordovician470.0 - 458.4Czech Republic ( Barrandia) Naraoia hammanni (236018)
Berounian457.9 - 449.8Italy (Sardinia) Tariccoia arrusensis (215899)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4South Africa Soomaspis splendida (26994)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Canada (Ontario) Naraoia bertiensis (236009)