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Chuanqianoproetus guizhouensis

Trilobita - Proetida - Proetidae

Taxonomy
Chuanqianoproetus guizhouensis was named by Yin and Li (1978) [Yin in Yin and Li 1978]. Its type specimen is Gt-385 (dorsal shield) and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Donghuaxi, which is in a Telychian marine mudstone in the Xiushan Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Chuanqianoproetus guizhouensis Yin and Li p. 560 figs. pl. 182, figs. 12-15
2020Chuanqianoproetus guizhouensis Yuan et al. pp. 677 - 678 figs. Fig. 5A, B, D–J

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Life
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
superfamilyProetoideaHawle and Corda 1847
familyProetidaeSalter 1864
subfamilyWarburgellinaeOwens 1973
genusChuanqianoproetus
speciesguizhouensisYin and Li 1978

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.

Chuanqianoproetus guizhouensis Yin and Li 1978
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
W. W. Yuan et al. 2020Chuanqianoproetus with pyriform glabella as long as wide, with deep S1 on the internal mould, constriction opposite S2. Pygidium triangular in outline. The middle part of pygidial axis is ornamented with coarse granules.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: deposit feedero
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 18:30:23
Modified: 2009-12-19 04:35:55
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Fortey and Owens 1999

Age range: Telychian or 438.50000 to 433.40000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Telychian438.5 - 433.4China (Shaanxi) Chuanqianoproetus guizhouensis (216455 216456 216457)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4China (Guizhou) Chuanqianoproetus guizhouensis (type locality: 216460)