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Huangzhishania
Taxonomy
Huangzhishania was named by Chen et al. (2004). It is not extant. Its type is Huangzhishania permotriassica.
It was assigned to Ophiuridae by Chen et al. (2004).
It was assigned to Ophiuridae by Chen et al. (2004).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2004 | Huangzhishania Chen et al. p. 1306 |
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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. †Huangzhishania Chen et al. 2004
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†Huangzhishania gulinensis Feng 1985
†Huangzhishania permotriassica Chen et al. 2004
†Huangzhishania schistovertebrata Yang 1960
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| Z. Q. Chen et al. 2004 | Small ophiuroid with large, circular central disc and long, apparently spinose arms; arms bent horizontally; lateral arm shields moderately broad, wrapping around arm medially separated by oral arm shield, with a pair of conspicuous podial pores at proximal ends of both lateral shields; one small arm spine arranged at each lateral shield, parallel to arm margin; oral arm shields narrow, trapezoid proximally and terminating distally; arm base distinct, massive; marginals absent around large central disc; jaw plates unclear; mouth frame large, star-shaped, open. |
Measurements
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| References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||
Age range: base of the Changhsingian to the top of the Griesbachian or 254.17000 to 250.50000 Ma
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Changhsingian | China (Zhejiang) | H. permotriassica (60533) | |
| Griesbachian | China (Guizhou) | Ophioderma schistovertebrata (146272) | |
| Griesbachian | China (Zhejiang) | H. permotriassica (105220 105221) | |
| Olenekian | China (Sichuan) | Ophiolepis gulinensis (32501) |