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Richteraspis cathayensis

Trilobita - Proetida - Tropidocoryphidae

Taxonomy
Richteraspis cathayensis was named by Yuan and Xiang (1998). Its type specimen is GPIN 96603 and is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Richteraspis cathayensis Yuan and Xiang pp. 61 - 63 figs. PI. 9, figs.14-16; text-fig.22

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
superfamilyProetoideaHawle and Corda 1847
familyTropidocoryphidaePribyl 1946
genusRichteraspisAlberti 1969
speciescathayensis

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.

†Richteraspis cathayensis Yuan and Xiang 1998
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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: deposit feedero
Created: 2012-08-27 22:22:34
Modified: 2012-08-27 07:22:49
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Fortey and Owens 1999

Age range: Late/Upper Famennian or 364.70000 to 360.70000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7China (Guangxi) Richteraspis cathayensis (222336 222337 222338)