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Metapopristis macropthalmus

Artiopoda

Taxonomy
Metapopristis macropthalmus was named by Costa (1850).

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by M. Carrano on 2017-11-13

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Metapopristis macropthalmus Costa
1864Metapopristis macropthalmus Costa p. 155

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
genusMetapopristisCosta 1850
speciesmacropthalmusCosta 1850

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.

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Diagnosis
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