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Metakootenia

Artiopoda - Corynexochida - Dorypygidae

Taxonomy
Metakootenia was named by Qiu (1983) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm m Sepkoski's reference number: ZR83]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Dorypygidae by Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Corynexochida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Metakootenia Qiu
2002Metakootenia Jell and Adrain p. 405
2002Metakootenia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderCorynexochida
suborderCorynexochinaKobayashi 1935
familyDorypygidaeKobayashi 1935
genusMetakooteniaQiu 1983

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. †Metakootenia Qiu 1983
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available