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Xenusiidae
Taxonomy
Xenusiidae was named by Dzik and Krumbiegel (1989).
It was assigned to Lobopodia by Budd and Peel (1998); and to Xenusiida by Liu et al. (2006).
It was assigned to Lobopodia by Budd and Peel (1998); and to Xenusiida by Liu et al. (2006).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1989 | Xenusiidae Dzik and Krumbiegel |
| 1998 | Xenusiidae Budd and Peel p. 1203 |
| 2006 | Xenusiidae Liu et al. p. 217 |
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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.
Fm. †Xenusiidae Dzik and Krumbiegel 1989
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| G. E. Budd and J. S. Peel 1998 | Large lobopodians with robust trunk annulations; trunk nodes large; terminal limb claws apparently absent; annular nodes and long slender branched frontal appendages present in at least some forms. |
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Reference: Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: Atdabanian or 521.00000 to 516.00000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Atdabanian | China (Yunnan) | Jianshanopodia decora (68083) |