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Selenoptychus

Artiopoda - Asaphida - Cyclopygidae

Taxonomy
Selenoptychus was named by Hawle and Corda (1847).

It was assigned to Cyclopygidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Selenoptychus Hawle and Corda
2002Selenoptychus Jell and Adrain p. 443

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyCyclopygoideaRaymond 1925
familyCyclopygidae
genusSelenoptychusHawle and Corda 1847

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. †Selenoptychus Hawle and Corda 1847
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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: actively mobilef
Life habit: nektonicf
Diet: microcarnivoref
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 14:46:35
Modified: 2012-08-27 07:32:19
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
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