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Pseudaphelaspis (Arrhenaspis) elongatus

Artiopoda - Olenida - Idahoiidae

Taxonomy
Pseudaphelaspis (Arrhenaspis) elongatus was named by Qian (1985). It is not extant. Its type locality is Chejia Hill, Tangcun, unit 9, which is in a Niuchehean marine limestone in the Tangcun Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Pseudaphelaspis (Arrhenaspis) elongatus Qian

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderOlenida
familyIdahoiidaeLochman 1956
genusPseudaphelaspisLu and Lin 1984
subgenusArrhenaspis
specieselongatus

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 17:59:57
Modified: 2009-12-14 01:02:31
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Niuchehean or 491.00000 to 486.85000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Niuchehean491.0 - 486.85China (Zhejiang) Pseudaphelaspis elongatus (125704)
Niuchehean491.0 - 486.85China (Anhui) Pseudaphelaspis elongatus (type locality: 127536)