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Mesotaphraspidinae (disused)

Artiopoda - Proetida - Dimeropygidae

Taxonomy
Mesotaphraspidinae was named by Jaanusson (1956).

It was assigned to Dimeropygidae by Owen and Bruton (1980).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Mesotaphraspidinae Jaanusson
1980Mesotaphraspidinae Owen and Bruton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
familyDimeropygidaeHupe 1953
subfamilyMesotaphraspidinaeJaanusson 1956
subfamilyMesotaphraspidinaeJaanusson 1956

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.

Subfm. †Mesotaphraspidinae Jaanusson 1956
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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: deposit feedero
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2010-02-06 03:21:36
Modified: 2010-02-06 05:21:36
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Alvarez et al. 2008, Fortey and Owens 1999
Collections
No collection or age range data are available