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Miskoia

Miskoidae

Taxonomy
Miskoia was named by Walcott (1911). Its type is Miskoia preciosa. It is the type genus of Miskoidae.

It was assigned to Miskoidae by Walcott (1911); and to Miskoiidae by Howell (1962).

Species
M. preciosa (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Miskoia Walcott p. 113
1962Miskoia Howell p. W165

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
RankNameAuthor
phylumScalidophora(Lemburg 1995)
phylumPriapulidaThéel 1906
Archaeopriapulida
familyMiskoidae
genusMiskoia

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. †Miskoia Walcott 1911
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Miskoia preciosa Walcott 1911
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: no hard partsp
Locomotion: facultatively mobilep
Life habit: shallow infaunalp
Diet: carnivorep
Vision: blindp
Created: 2009-10-08 23:14:00
Modified: 2010-02-15 06:03:57
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available