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Ecdysozoa
Taxonomy
Ecdysozoa was named by Aguinaldo et al. (1997). It is extant.
It was assigned to Paracoelomata by Zrzavy et al. (1998); and to Protostomia by Peterson et al. (2005), Edgecombe et al. (2011), Nielsen (2012).
It was assigned to Paracoelomata by Zrzavy et al. (1998); and to Protostomia by Peterson et al. (2005), Edgecombe et al. (2011), Nielsen (2012).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1997 | Ecdysozoa Aguinaldo et al. |
1998 | Ecdysozoa Zrzavy et al. |
2005 | Ecdysozoa Peterson et al. p. 38 |
2011 | Ecdysozoa Edgecombe et al. p. 153 figs. Fig. 1 |
2012 | Ecdysozoa Nielsen p. 238 figs. Fig. 22.1 |
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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.
Unr. Ecdysozoa Aguinaldo et al. 1997
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Unr. Cycloneuralia Ahlrichs 1995
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Unr. Nematoidea
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Ph. Nematoda Potts 1932 [roundworm]
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G. Anguillula Muller 1786
G. Ingenia Gerlach 1957
G. †Vetus Taylor 1935
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†Vetus capillaceus Menge 1866
†Vetus duisburgi Taylor 1935
†Vetus elongatus Poinar 2011
†Vetus libani Poinar 2011
†Vetus maximus Poinar 2011
†Vetus microcosmus Poinar 2011
†Vetus naomi Poinar 2024
†Vetus pristinus Menge 1866
†Vetus robustus Poinar 1977
Invalid names: Nemata [synonym]
Ph. Onychophora Grube 1853 [velvet worm]
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Or. Euonychophora Hutchinson 1930
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Invalid names: Ontonychophora Poinar 2000 [synonym]
Unr. †Hallucishaniids Smith and Caron 2015
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Fm. †Hallucigeniidae Conway Morris 1977
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G. †Hallucigenia Conway Morris 1977
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†Hallucigenia fortis Hou and Bergström 1995
†Hallucigenia hongmeia Steiner et al. 2012
†Hallucigenia sparsa Conway Morris 1977
Invalid names: Luolishaniidae Hou and Bergstrom 1995 [empty]
G. †Microdictyon Bengston et al. 1981
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†Microdictyon cuneum Wotte and Sundberg 2017
†Microdictyon depressum Bengtson et al. 1990
†Microdictyon effusum Bengtson et al. 1981
†Microdictyon montezumaensis Wotte and Sundberg 2017
†Microdictyon rhomboidale Bengtson et al. 1986
†Microdictyon robisoni Bengtson et al. 1986
†Microdictyon sinicum Chen et al. 1989
†Microdictyon sphaeroides Hinz 1987
Invalid names: Udeonychophora Poinar 2000 [invalid subgroup]
Unr. †Panarthropoda
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Ph. Arthropoda Gravenhorst 1843 [arthropod]
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G. †Actaeus
Or. †Bradoriida Raymond 1935
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Fm. †Beyrichonidae Ulrich and Bassler 1931
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G. †Aluta Mathew 1896
G. †Eremos Moberg and Segerberg 1906
G. †Sellula Wiman 1903
G. †Haoia Shu 1990
Fm. †Hipponicharionidae Sylvester-Bradley 1961
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G. †Albrunnicola Martinsson 1979
G. †Cambria Netskaya and Ivanova 1956
G. †Hipponicharion Mathew 1886
Subfm. †Hipponicharioninae Sylvester-Bradley 1961
G. †Polyphyma Groom 1902
G. †Pseudobeyrichona Cui 1990
G. †Quadricona Topper et al. 2011
G. †Voibokalina Khazanovich et al. 1984
G. †Qingquanella Huo 1985
G. †Sinskolutella Melnikova 1998
G. †Yakutingella Melnikova 1998
Invalid names: Archaeocopida Sylvester-Bradley 1961 [synonym], Bradoriid Hu 2005 [synonym]
G. †Bundenbachiellus
G. †Burgessia
G. †Clypecaris Hou 1997
Subph. Crustacea Brünnich 1772 [crustacean]
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G. Nuculina Poro 1837
Or. †Phosphatocopida Mueller 1964
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Fm. †Hesslandonidae Mueller 1964
G. †Klausmuelleria Siveter et al. 2003
Cl. Thecostraca Gruvel 1905
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Subcl. Ascothoracida Lacaze-Duthiers 1880
Subcl. Cirripedia Rafinesque 1816 [barnacle]
Subcl. Facetotecta Grygier 1985
Invalid names: Ascothoracida Lacaze-Duthiers 1880 [empty]
Invalid names: Bradoriamorphes Kozur 1972 [empty], Edriophthalma [empty], Entomostraca [empty], Malacostraca Latreille 1802 [empty], Maxillopoda Dahl 1956 [invalid subgroup], Protocaridida Simonetta and Delle Cave 1975 [empty]
G. †Cryptocaris Barrande 1872
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†Cryptocaris bohemica Barrande 1872
†Cryptocaris contracta Barrande 1872
†Cryptocaris obsoleta Barrande 1872
†Cryptocaris pulchra Barrande 1872
†Cryptocaris rhomboidea Barrande 1872
†Cryptocaris solida Barrande 1872
†Cryptocaris tardissima Barrande 1872
G. †Dalmaniopsis
G. †Dicerocaris
G. †Douglasocaris
G. †Emeiella
G. †Ercaia Chen et al. 2001
Subcl. †Euthycarcinoidea Gall and Grauvogel 1964
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Or. †Euthycarcinida Gall and Grauvogel 1964
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Fm. †Euthycarcinidae Handlirsch 1914
Fm. †Kottixerxidae Starobogatov 1988
G. †Forfexicaris Hou 1999
G. †Gaoqiaioella
G. †Goticaris
Fm. †Guangweicarididae Luo et al. 2007
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G. †Habelia
G. †Hanburia Walcott 1916
G. †Huangshandongia
G. †Jiucunella
G. †Kablikia
G. †Liantuoia
Cl. †Merostomoidea
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G. †Nathorsthia
Invalid names: Emeraldellida Størmer 1944 [empty], Limulavida Walcott 1912 [empty]
G. †Motina
Cl. Myriapoda Latreille 1802
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G. †Cambropodus
Cl. Chilopoda Latreille 1817 [centipede]
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G. †Nisaukankoil Malkani 2019
Unr. Notostigmophora
G. †Phailawaghkankoil Malkani 2019
Unr. Pleurostigmophora
G. †Rhyniognatha Tillyard 1928
Invalid names: Anamorpha Haase 1880 [empty], Succinipatopsidae Poinar 2000 [invalid subgroup], Succinipatopsis Poinar 2000 [nomen dubium], Succinipatopsis balticus Poinar 2000 [nomen dubium]
Invalid names: Eoscolopendridae Scudder 1890 [invalid subgroup], Gerascutigeridae Scudder 1890 [invalid subgroup], Tiphoscorpionoidea Kjellesvig-Waering 1986 [invalid subgroup]
G. †Naptile
G. †Occacaris Hou 1999
Or. †Odaraiida Simonetta and Delle Cave 1975
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G. †Panlongia Liu et al. 2006
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†Panlongia spinosa Liu et al. 2006
†Panlongia tetranodusa Liu et al. 2006
Unr. †Parvancorinomorpha Lin et al. 2006
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G. †Pisinnocaris Hou and Bergström 1998
G. †Plenocaris
Cl. Pycnogonida Latreille 1810 [sea spider]
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G. †Austrodecus
G. †Cambropycnogon Waloszek and Dunlop 2002
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†Cambropycnogon klausmuelleri Waloszek and Dunlop 2002
Or. Pantopoda Gerstaecker 1863
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Fm. Ammotheidae Dohrn 1881
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Invalid names: Ammothellidae Fry 1978 [synonym], Ephyrogymnidae Fry 1978 [synonym], Eurycididae Sars 1891 [synonym], Oorhynchidae Schimkewitsch 1913 [synonym], Paranymphonidae Fry 1978 [synonym], Sericosuridae Fry 1978 [synonym], Tanystylidae Shimkevich 1913 [synonym], Trygaeidae Fry 1978 [synonym]
Fm. Ascorhynchidae Hoek 1881
Fm. Callipallenidae Hilton 1942
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Invalid names: Cheilapallenidae Fry 1978 [synonym], Clavigeropallenidae Fry 1978 [synonym], Hannonidae Fry 1978 [synonym], Metapallenidae Fry 1978 [synonym], Pallenidae Wilson 1878 [synonym], Queubidae Fry 1978 [synonym], Stylopallenidae Fry 1978 [synonym]
Fm. Colossendeidae Jarzynsky 1870
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Invalid names: Pasithoidae Sars 1891 [synonym], Rhopalorhynchidae Fry 1978 [synonym]
Fm. Endeidae Norman 1904
Fm. †Palaeopycnogonididae Sabroux et al. 2023
Fm. Phoxichilidiidae Sars 1891
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Invalid names: Anoplodactylidae Fry 1978 [synonym], Phoxiphilyridae Fry 1978 [synonym]
Invalid names: Austrodecidae Stock 1954 [empty], Nymphonidae Wilson 1878 [empty], Pallenopsidae Fry 1978 [empty], Pycnogonidae Wilson 1878 [empty], Rhynchothoracidae Thompson 1909 [empty]
Invalid names: Arachnopoda Dana 1853 [synonym], Palaeoisopoda [empty]
G. †Pygmaclypeatus Zhang et al. 2000
G. †Schizodiscus Clarke 1888
Cl. Scorpionida Latreille 1817 [scorpion]
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G. †Waeringoscorpio Størmer 1970
Invalid names: Euscorpionina Petrunkevitch 1949 [empty], Neoscorpionina [empty], Palaeoscorpiones Stockwell 1989 [empty], Proscorpionidae Scudder 1885 [empty]
G. †Serracaris
G. †Tanglangia Lou and Hu 1999
Invalid names: Agonata Fabricius 1775 [invalid subgroup], Aptera Linnaeus 1758 [invalid subgroup], Arachnoidea Guthörl 1934 [empty], Blattina splendens Göppert 1865 [nomen dubium], Branchiata Fitzinger 1843 [empty], Devonopilio Tihelka et al. 2020 [nomen dubium], Devonopilio hutchinsoni Tihelka et al. 2020 [nomen dubium], Dinopilio parvus Petrunkevitch 1953 [nomen dubium], Euarthropoda [synonym], Geracus Matthew 1897 [nomen dubium], Geracus tubifer Matthew 1897 [nomen dubium], Gigantopleurida Guthörl 1934 [empty], Graeophonus Scudder 1890 [nomen dubium], Kampecaris obanensis Peach 1899 [nomen dubium], Kounicia Frič 1901 [nomen dubium], Libellula carbonaria Scudder 1876 [nomen dubium], Monoculus Linnaeus 1758 [nomen oblitum], Orstenocarida Müller and Walossek 1988 [empty], Palaeophonus arctus Matthew 1895 [nomen dubium], Paratrilobita [empty], Pedestria Scopoli 1763 [invalid subgroup], Pleurolycosa Fritsch 1904 [nomen vanum], Pleurolycosa prolifera Fritsch 1899 [nomen vanum], Poliochera pustulatus Laurentiaux-Vieira and Laurentiaux 1963 [nomen dubium], Schizoramia Bergström 1976 [synonym], Skaracarida Müller and Walossek 1985 [empty], Synistata Fabricius 1775 [invalid subgroup], Unogata Fabricius 1775 [invalid subgroup], Zagoracaris von Roy 2006 [nomen nudum]
Or. †Luolishaniida Hou and Bergström 1995
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Fm. †Collinsovermidae Caron and Aria 2020
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G. †Acinocricus Conway-Morris and Robinson 1988
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†Acinocricus stichus Conway-Morris and Robison 1988
G. †Collinsovermis Caron and Aria 2020 [Collins monster]
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†Collinsovermis monstruosus Caron and Aria 2020 [Collins' monster]
Invalid names: Teratopodidae Caron and Aria 2020 [replaced]
G. †Facivermis Hou and Chen 1989
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†Facivermis longiusula Hu 2002
†Facivermis yunnanicus Hou and Chen 1989
Invalid names: Xishania Hu 2002 [replaced]
G. †Luolishania
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†Luolishania longicruris Hou and Chen 1989
Invalid names: Miraluolishania Liu and Shu 2004 [synonym]
Fm. †Opabiniidae Walcott 1912
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Ph. Tardigrada Doyère 1840 [water bear]
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Cl. Eutardigrada Richters 1926
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Or. Parachela Schuster et al. 1980
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Superfm. Hypsibioidea Pilato 1969
Superfm. Isohypsibioidea Marley et al. 2011
G. Macrobiotus Schultze 1834
Invalid names: Heterotardigrada Marcus 1927 [empty]
Cl. †Xenusia Dzik and Krumbiegel 1989
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Or. †Scleronychophora Huo and Bergström 1995
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Invalid names: Eoconchariidae Hou and Shu 1987 [empty]
†Xenusia auerswaldae Pompeckj 1927
Or. †Xenusiida Dzik and Krumbiegel 1989
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Invalid names: Lobopodia [invalid subgroup]
Ph. Scalidophora Lemburg 1995
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Unr. †Loricifera
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Ph. Priapulida Théel 1906 [priapulid worm]
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Unr. †Archaeopriapulida Conway Morris 1977
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G. †Lecythioscopa Conway Morris 1977
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Invalid names: Ancalagonidae Conway Morris 1977 [empty]
G. †Corynetis Luo and Hu 1999
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†Corynetis brevis Luo and Hu 1999
†Corynetis fortis Hu et al. 2012
Invalid names: Anningvermis Huang et al. 2004 [synonym]
G. †Omnidens Hou and Others 2006
Unr. †Palaeoscolecidomorpha Shi et al. 2022
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Fm. †Cricocosmiidae
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G. †Cricocosmia
G. †Houscolex
G. †Tabelliscolex Han et al. 2003
G. †Tylotites Luo and Hu 1999
G. †Markuelia Valkov 1983
Cl. †Palaeoscolecida Conway-Morris and Robison 1986
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G. †Bohemoscolex
G. †Corallioscolex Müller and Hintz-Schallreuter 1993
G. †Cowiella Hinz 1987
Or. †Cricocosmida Han et al. 2007
G. †Floraconformis Goñi et al. 2023
G. †Gammascolex
G. †Milaculum
G. †Plasmuscolex
G. †Protoscolex
Invalid names: Palaeoscolecida [invalid subgroup]
Fm. Priapulidae Gosse 1855
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G. Acanthopriapulus van der Land 1970
G. Priapulopsis Koren and Danielssen 1875
G. Priapulus Lamarck 1816
G. †Xiaoheiqingella Hu 2002
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†Xiaoheiqingella peculiaris Hu 2002
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Invalid names: Yunnanpriapulus halteroformis Huang et al. 2004 [synonym]
Invalid names: Yunnanpriapulus Huang et al. 2004 [synonym]
Or. †Priapulomorpha Slavini-Plawen 1974
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Or. †Selkirkiimorpha Adrianov and Malakhov 1995
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G. †Sicyophorus
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†Sicyophorus rara Luo and Hu 1999
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Invalid names: Protopriapulites haikouensis Hou et al. 1999 [synonym]
Invalid names: Palaeopriapulites Hou et al. 1999 [synonym], Protopriapulites Hou et al. 1999 [synonym]
Invalid names: Halicryptidae Salvini-Plawen 1974 [empty], Maccabeidae Por and Bromley 1974 [empty], Xiaoheiqingidae Chen 2002 [empty]
Invalid names: Kinorhyncha [empty]
Invalid names: Nematozoa Zrzavy et al. 1998 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available
Collections (2 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Pridoli | China (Xinjiang) | Sciadophyton pristinum (10931) | |
Sakmarian - Kungurian | USA (Kansas) | Eukaryota indet. (32659) |