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Glyphaspellus sinensis

Artiopoda - Asaphida - Anomocaridae

Taxonomy
Glyphaspellus sinensis was named by Peng et al. (2004). It is not extant. Its type locality is Paibi section, bed 26, which is in a Guzhangian slope packstone/grainstone in the Huaqiao Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Glyphaspellus sinensis Peng et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
familyAnomocaridaePoulsen 1927
genusGlyphaspellusIvshin 1952
speciessinensis

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.

†Glyphaspellus sinensis Peng et al. 2004
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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-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2010-01-26 01:02:49
Modified: 2010-01-26 03:02:49
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Guzhangian or 500.50000 to 497.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Guzhangian500.5 - 497.0China (Hunan) Glyphaspellus sinensis (type locality: 49176)