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Pseudoniscidae (disused)

Xiphosura - Xiphosurida - Pseudoniscidae

Taxonomy
Pseudoniscidae was named by Packard (1886). It is not extant. Its type is Pseudoniscus.

It was assigned to Synziphosurina by Størmer (1955); to Xiphosurida by Bergström (1968); and to Belinuracea by Bergström (1975).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Neolimulidae Packard
1886Pseudoniscidae Packard
1955Neolimulidae Størmer p. 16
1955Pseudoniscidae Størmer p. 17
1968Neolimulidae Bergström p. 501
1968Pseudoniscidae Bergström p. 501
1975Pseudoniscidae Bergström p. 301

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
RankNameAuthor
—EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
—Prosomapoda
classXiphosura()
orderXiphosuridaLatreille 1802
suborderBelinurina
superfamilyBelinuraceaZittel and Eastman 1913
familyPseudoniscidaePackard 1886
familyPseudoniscidaePackard 1886

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. †Pseudoniscidae Packard 1886
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Invalid names: Neolimulidae Packard 1886 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektobenthicc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2010-02-05 01:13:59
Modified: 2010-02-22 02:35:37
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Jell and Adrain 2002, Bambach et al. 2007
Collections
No collection or age range data are available