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Tairongia

Trilobita - Lichida - Lichidae

Taxonomy
Tairongia was named by Zhou et al. (2014). Its type is Tairongia bachuensis.

It was assigned to Lichidae by Zhou et al. (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2014Tairongia Zhou et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderLichidaMoore 1959
familyLichidaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusTairongia

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. †Tairongia Zhou et al. 2014
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Tairongia bachuensis Zhou et al. 2014
Tairongia browni Sun 1931
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Invalid names: Bronteus richteri Sun 1931 [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-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-15 22:40:01
Modified: 2009-12-16 00:40:01
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Llandeilo or 461.10000 to 458.40000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4China (Xinjiang) T. bachuensis (188380)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.4China (Guizhou) Amphilichas browni (188421 188425)