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Acanthomeridion

Bradoriida

Taxonomy
Acanthomeridion was named by Hou et al. (1989) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Atda-u Sepkoski's reference number: 859]. Its type is Acanthomeridion serratum.

It was assigned to Archaeocopida by Bengtson (1992); and to Arthropoda by Sepkoski (2002) and Bambach et al. (2007).

Species
A. serratum (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Acanthomeridion Hou et al.
1992Acanthomeridion Bengtson p. 1022
2002Acanthomeridion Sepkoski
2007Acanthomeridion Bambach et al. p. S78

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
RankNameAuthor
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
orderBradoriida(Raymond 1935)
genusAcanthomeridionHou et al. 1989

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. †Acanthomeridion Hou et al. 1989
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Acanthomeridion serratum Hou et al. 1989
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: deposit feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-02-20 18:46:12
Modified: 2009-02-20 20:46:12
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Atdabanian to the top of the Nangaoian or 520.00000 to 513.00000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Atdabanian520.0 - 516.0China (Yunnan) A. serratum (68083 86846 90151 96402 96403 96404 96410)
Nangaoian516.0 - 513.0China (Yunnan) A. serratum (132329 132330 194161)