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Forfarella

Chasmataspidida - Diploaspididae

Taxonomy
Forfarella was named by Dunlop et al. (1999). It is not extant. Its type is Forfarella mitchelli.

It was assigned to Chasmataspidida by Dunlop et al. (2003); and to Diploaspididae by Dunlop et al. (2020).

Species
F. mitchelli (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Forfarella Dunlop et al.
2003Forfarella Dunlop et al. p. 207
2020Forfarella Dunlop et al. p. 16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
RankNameAuthor
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
Prosomapoda
Planaterga
Dekatriata
orderChasmataspididaCaster and Brooks 1956
familyDiploaspididaeStormer 1972
genusForfarellaDunlop et al. 1999

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. †Forfarella Dunlop et al. 1999
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Forfarella mitchelli Dunlop et al. 1999
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2004-02-29 09:38:49
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:38:49
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available