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Beckwithiidae (disused)

Aglaspidida - Beckwithiidae

Taxonomy
Beckwithiidae was named by Raasch (1939). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Aglaspida by Størmer (1955).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Beckwithiidae Raasch
1955Beckwithiidae Størmer p. 14

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
superclassVicissicaudata()
orderAglaspidida(Walcott 1911)
familyBeckwithiidaeRaasch 1939
familyBeckwithiidaeRaasch 1939

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.

Fm. †Beckwithiidae Raasch 1939
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphatico
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: nektobenthicf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedo
Comments: Data from personal opinion (Lin, pers. comm.), inferred from modern analogue (e.g. Limulus).f
Created: 2009-04-21 11:45:08
Modified: 2009-04-21 13:45:08
Source: f = family, o = order
Reference: Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available