Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Modocia

Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Marjumiidae

Taxonomy
Modocia was named by Walcott (1924) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm mMid-u Cm Dres-l Sepkoski's reference number: 80,379].

It was assigned to Corynexochidae by Resser (1936); to Ptychoparioidea by Palmer (1954); to Marjumiidae by Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Ptychopariida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Armonia Walcott
1924Modocia Walcott
1936Modocia Resser p. 25
1937Metisia Resser p. 19
1938Perioura Resser
1954Modocia Palmer p. 81
2002Modocia Jell and Adrain p. 408
2002Modocia Sepkoski
2002Perioura Sepkoski

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
familyMarjumiidaeKobayashi 1935
genusModociaWalcott 1924

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. †Modocia Walcott 1924
show all | hide all
Modocia arctica Walcott and Resser 1924
Modocia integella Rozova 1964
Modocia nevadensis Palmer 1954
hide
Invalid names: Ptychoparia oweni Meek and Hayden 1861 [replaced]
Modocia obscura Zhang et al. 1980
Modocia oweni Meek and Hayden 1861
Modocia penfieldi Walcott 1899
Invalid names: Armonia Walcott 1924 [synonym], Metisia Resser 1937 [synonym], Perioura Resser 1938 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available