The first aglaspidid sensu stricto from the Cambrian of China (Sandu Formation, Guangxi)

Lerosey-Aubril, Rudy and Ortega-Hernández, Javier and Zhu, Xuejian (2013) The first aglaspidid sensu stricto from the Cambrian of China (Sandu Formation, Guangxi). Geological Magazine, 150 (03). pp. 565-571. DOI 10.1017/S0016756812001045

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Abstract

Aglaspidids represent an obscure group of lower Palaeozoic arthropods with a patchy biogeographic distribution. Before the recent description of a representative from Tasmania, these arthropods were exclusively known from Laurentia during the late Cambrian. Here we describe a new species, Aglaspella sanduensis sp. nov., from the Furongian of China, confirming that aglaspidids sensu stricto were already widely distributed worldwide by the late Cambrian; this demonstrates that some aglaspidids had great dispersal capabilities. A new diagnosis of the genus Aglaspella is proposed and the species formerly known as Aglaspella eatoni is assigned to a new taxon, Hesselbonia gen. nov.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	2013AREP; IA65;
Subjects:	04 - Palaeobiology
Divisions:	04 - Palaeobiology
Journal or Publication Title:	Geological Magazine
Volume:	150
Page Range:	pp. 565-571
Identification Number:	10.1017/S0016756812001045
Depositing User:	Sarah Humbert
Date Deposited:	25 May 2013 14:04
Last Modified:	23 Jul 2013 10:06
URI:	http://eprints.esc.cam.ac.uk/id/eprint/2786

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