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Amphion matutina

Artiopoda - Phacopida - Pliomeridae

Taxonomy
Amphion matutina was named by Hall (1863). Its type specimen is AMNH 349 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Stenochilina matutina by Resser (1936).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1863Amphion matutina Hall p. 222 figs. pi. 5a, fig. 6
1867Amphion matutina Hall p. 194
1916Amphion matutina Walcott p. 219 figs. pi. 26, fig. 8
1936Stenochilina matutina Resser p. 27

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderCheirurinaHarrington and Leanza 1957
familyPliomeridaeRaymond 1913
genusAmphionAngelin 1845
speciesmatutinaHall 1863

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.

†Amphion matutina Hall 1863
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 18:29:43
Modified: 2009-12-16 01:33:48
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available