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Palaeothea

Pycnogonida

Taxonomy
Palaeothea was named by Bergstrom et al. (1980) [Sepkoski's age data: D Emsi-l]. Its type is Palaeothea devonica.

It was assigned to Pycnogonida by Siveter et al. (2004); and to Pantopoda by Bergstrom et al. (1980), Sepkoski (2002), Dunlop et al. (2020).

Species
P. devonica (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Palaeothea Bergstrom et al.
2002Palaeothea Sepkoski
2004Palaeothea Siveter et al. p. 980
2020Palaeothea Dunlop et al. p. 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
RankNameAuthor
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classPycnogonidaLatreille 1810
genusPalaeotheaBergstrom et al. 1980

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. †Palaeothea Bergstrom et al. 1980
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Palaeothea devonica Bergstroem et al. 1980
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available