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Mimetaster

Marrellomorpha - Marrellida - Mimetasteridae

Taxonomy
Mimetaster was named by Gürich (1931) [Sepkoski's age data: D Emsi-l]. Its type is Mimetaster hexagonalis. It is the type genus of Mimetasteridae.

It was assigned to Mimetasterida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Mimetasteridae by Birenheide (1971), Legg (2015).

Species
M. hexagonalis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Mimetaster Gürich
1971Mimetaster Birenheide
2002Mimetaster Sepkoski
2015Mimetaster Legg p. 516

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classMarrellomorphaBeurlen 1930
orderMarrellidaRaymond 1920
familyMimetasteridaeBirenheide 1971
genusMimetasterGürich 1931

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. †Mimetaster Gürich 1931
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Mimetaster hexagonalis Gürich 1931
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: no hard partsg
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: nektobenthicg
Diet: deposit feederg
Comments: Data from Briggs & Whittington (1985).g
Created: 2009-04-21 12:09:33
Modified: 2009-04-21 19:09:33
Source: g = genus
Reference: Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Early/Lower Emsian or 410.62000 to 399.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Germany M. hexagonalis (26904)