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Mollisonia

Mollisoniida - Mollisoniidae

Taxonomy
Mollisonia was named by Walcott (1912) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm mMid-u Cm uMid-l Sepkoski's reference number: 883].

It was assigned to Arthropoda by Sepkoski (2002) and Caron and Jackson (2008); to Arachnomorpha by Briggs et al. (2008); and to Mollisoniidae by Lerosey-Aubril et al. (2020).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1912Mollisonia Walcott
1931Houghtonites Raymond p. 201
2002Mollisonia Sepkoski
2008Mollisonia Briggs et al. p. 248
2008Mollisonia Caron and Jackson p. 226
2020Mollisonia Lerosey-Aubril et al. p. 518

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
orderMollisoniidaLerosey-Aubril et al.
familyMollisoniidaeSimonetta and Della Cava 1975
genusMollisoniaWalcott 1912

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.

G. †Mollisonia Walcott 1912
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Mollisonia symmetrica Walcott 1912
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Invalid names: Mollisonia rara Walcott 1912 [synonym]
Invalid names: Houghtonites Raymond 1931 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available