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Arthrorhachis danica proxima

Agnostida - Metagnostidae

Taxonomy
Arthrorhachis danica proxima was named by Fortey (1980). Its type specimen is PMO NF 401a, a pygidium, and it is a mold.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Arthrorhachis danica proxima Fortey p. 29 figs. Pl. 2, fig. 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
orderAgnostidaSalter 1864
suborderAgnostinaSalter 1864
superfamilyCondylopygoideaRaymond 1913
familyMetagnostidaeJaekel 1909
genusArthrorhachisHawle and Corda 1847
speciesdanicaPoulsen 1965
subspeciesproxima

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
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: blindf
Created: 2009-06-08 09:05:00
Modified: 2009-06-08 11:05:00
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order
References: Hendy 2009, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available