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Thylacocephalus

Thylacocephala - Concavicarida - Microcarididae

Taxonomy
Thylacocephalus was named by Lange et al. (2003). It is not extant. Its type is Thylacocephalus cymalopos.

It was assigned to Microcarididae by Schram (2014).

Species
T. cymalopos (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Thylacocephalus Lange et al.
2014Thylacocephalus Schram p. 352

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
subphylumCrustaceaBrĂ¼nnich 1772
EucrustaceaKingsley 1894
classThylacocephalaPinna et al. 1982
orderConcavicaridaBriggs and Rolfe 1983
familyMicrocarididaeSchram 2014
genusThylacocephalusLange et al. 2003

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. †Thylacocephalus Lange et al. 2003
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Thylacocephalus cymalopos Lange et al. 2003
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektobenthicc
Diet: omnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2009-04-21 09:54:11
Modified: 2010-02-06 06:20:58
Source: c = class
Reference: Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available