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Megadictyon

Taxonomy
Megadictyon was named by Luo and Hu.

It was assigned to Euarthropoda by Smith and Ortega-Hernández (2014).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2014Megadictyon Smith and Ortega-Hernández

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
RankNameAuthor
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
genusMegadictyonLuo and Hu

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. †Megadictyon Luo and Hu
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Megadictyon haikouensis Luo and Hu 1999
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2004-02-29 09:38:49
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:38:49
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Atdabanian or 520.00000 to 516.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Atdabanian520.0 - 516.0China (Yunnan) M. sinicum, M. haikouensis (68083)