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Meroperix
Taxonomy
Meroperix was named by Lane (1972) [Sepkoski's age data: S Wenl-u]. It is not extant.
It was assigned to Meroperixinae by Kobayashi and Hamada (1974); to Ptychopariida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Styginidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).
It was assigned to Meroperixinae by Kobayashi and Hamada (1974); to Ptychopariida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Styginidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1972 | Meroperix Lane |
| 1974 | Meroperix Kobayashi and Hamada p. 68 |
| 2002 | Meroperix Jell and Adrain p. 405 |
| 2002 | Meroperix 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. †Meroperix Lane 1972
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, o = order, c = class | |||||
| References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Whittington et al. 1997 | |||||
Age range: Telychian or 438.60000 to 432.90000 Ma
Collections (12 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Llandovery - Wenlock | Greenland | M. aquilonaris (23051) M. ataphrus (188494) | |
| Telychian | Canada (Ontario) | M. aquilonaris (77262 77264 77325 77326 77327 77328 77332) | |
| Telychian | USA (Wisconsin) | M. sp. (91415) | |
| Telychian | Greenland | M. ataphrus (23048) M. sp. (23101) |