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Yuepingia

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4635365https://www.gbif.org/species/4635365
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)20234https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=20234
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Ceratopygidae : Yuepingia
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Ecdysozoa
-Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumMandibulata
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyAsaphoideaSalter 1864
familyCeratopygidaeRaymond 1913
genusYuepingiaLu 1956
Scientific NameYuepingia Lu, 1956
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Yuepingiagenusbelongs to Asaphidasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Yuepingiagenusbelongs to Ceratopygidaestated without evidenceZhou and Zhen, 2008
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)3
First Recorded Appearance501 - 499 Ma
Cambrian
Last Recorded Appearance497 - 485 Ma
Cambrian
Environmentmarine (based on Trilobita)
Motilityfast-moving (based on Asaphida)
Visionwell-developed (based on Ceratopygidae)
Dietdeposit feeder (based on Asaphida)
Ontogenymolting,addition of parts (based on Trilobita)
Taphonomylow Mg calcite, chitin (based on Trilobita)
Primary Reference (PBDB)J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Yuepingia brevica
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1501 Ma
Cambrian
501 Ma
Cambrian
Yuepingia minor
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1499 Ma
Cambrian
499 Ma
Cambrian

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1956Yuepingia Lu
2002Yuepingia Sepkoski, Jr.
2008Yuepingia Zhou and Zhen

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
Zhou Z., Zhen Y. (2008) , Trilobite record of China, 1-401
Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
extinct group - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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