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Maotunia
Taxonomy
Maotunia was named by Zhang and Jell (1987) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm m Sepkoski's reference number: ZR89]. It is not extant.
It was assigned to Ptychopariida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Proasaphiscidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).
It was assigned to Ptychopariida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Proasaphiscidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1987 | Maotunia Zhang and Jell |
| 2002 | Maotunia Jell and Adrain p. 476 |
| 2002 | Maotunia Sepkoski |
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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.
G. †Maotunia Zhang and Jell 1987
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||
Age range: base of the Taijangian to the top of the Guzhangian or 506.50000 to 497.00000 Ma
Collections (6 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taijangian | China (Hunan) | M. blackwelderi (49151 49268) M. semiplectra, M. rectangularis (49267) M. sp. (49269) | |
| Zhanaarykian | Kazakhstan | M. sp. (9963) | |
| Guzhangian | Antarctica | M. sp. (227789) |