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Memmatella

Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Proasaphiscidae

Taxonomy
Memmatella was named by Zhang et al. (1995). It is not extant. Its type is Memmatella tubercula.

It was assigned to Proasaphiscidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).

Species
M. tubercula (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Memmatella Zhang et al.
2002Memmatella Jell and Adrain

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
familyProasaphiscidaeZhang 1963
genusMemmatella

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. †Memmatella Zhang et al. 1995
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†Memmatella tubercula Zhang et al. 1995
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2010-01-02 08:50:15
Modified: 2010-01-02 10:50:15
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Taijangian or 506.50000 to 504.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Taijangian506.5 - 504.5China (Henan) M. tubercula (129018)