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Megapharanaspidae

Artiopoda - Redlichiida - Megapharanaspidae

Taxonomy
Megapharanaspidae was named by Paterson and Jago (2006). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Emuelloidea by Paterson and Jago (2006).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Megapharanaspidae Paterson and Jago

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderRedlichiidaRichter 1932
suborderRedlichiinaRichter 1932
superfamilyEmuelloideaPocock 1970
familyMegapharanaspidae
familyMegapharanaspidae

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.

Fm. †Megapharanaspidae Paterson and Jago 2006
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G. †Megapharanaspis Paterson and Jago 2006
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Megapharanaspis nedini Paterson and Jago 2006
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-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: deposit feedero
Created: 2009-09-21 20:18:56
Modified: 2012-08-27 07:43:00
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Atdabanian to the top of the Botomian or 521.00000 to 512.10000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Australia (South Australia) Megapharanaspis nedini (233954)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1Australia (South Australia) Megapharanaspis nedini (187498)