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Meniscopsia

Artiopoda - Ptychopariida - Ptychopariidae

Taxonomy

Sister genera
Selenocoryphe

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Selenocoryphe platyura Beebe
1990Selenocoryphe Beebe pp. 93-96 fig. 12.5
2011Meniscopsia Robison and Babcock

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
familyPtychopariidaeMatthew 1887
genusMeniscopsia

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. †Meniscopsia Robison and Babcock 2011
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Meniscopsia beebei Robison and Babcock 2011
Invalid names: Selenocoryphe Beebe 1990 [nomen nudum], Selenocoryphe platyura Beebe 1990 [nomen nudum]
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
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 20:00:46
Modified: 2009-12-19 06:30:51
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Marjumian or 504.50000 to 497.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Marjumian504.5 - 497.0USA (Utah) M. beebei (230681) Selenocoryphe platyura (50592)