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Dictyocephalites

Artiopoda - Harpetida - Harpididae

Taxonomy
Dictyocephalites was named by Bergeron (1895).

It was assigned to Harpididae by Beech and Lamsdell (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Dictyocephalites Bergeron
2021Dictyocephalites Beech and Lamsdell p. 2220

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderHarpetida(Whittington 1959)
familyHarpididaeWhittington 1950
genusDictyocephalitesBergeron 1895

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. †Dictyocephalites Bergeron 1895
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2010-01-21 04:26:51
Modified: 2010-01-21 06:26:51
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Jell and Adrain 2002
Collections
No collection or age range data are available