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Palaeoharpes primigenius

Artiopoda - Harpetida - Harpetidae

Taxonomy
Palaeoharpes primigenius was named by Lu and Qian (1974) [in Zhou et al.]. It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Palaeoharpes primigenius Lu and Qian
1984Palaeoharpes primigenius Qiu

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderHarpetida(Whittington 1959)
familyHarpetidaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusPalaeoharpesLu and Qian 1977
speciesprimigeniusLu and Qian 1974

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.

Palaeoharpes primigenius Lu and Qian 1974
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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: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2010-02-08 06:44:20
Modified: 2012-08-27 07:28:06
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Niuchehean or 491.00000 to 486.85000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Niuchehean491.0 - 486.85China (Anhui) Palaeoharpes primigenius (127322)