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Dinomischidae

Dinomischidae

Taxonomy
Dinomischidae was named by Conway Morris (1977). It is not extant. Its type is Dinomischus.

It was assigned to Ctenophora by Zhao et al. (2024).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Dinomischidae Conway Morris
2024Dinomischidae Zhao et al. p. 8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Eumetazoa
Triploblastica
RankNameAuthor
phylumCtenophoraEschscholtz 1829
familyDinomischidaeConway Morris 1977
familyDinomischidaeConway Morris 1977

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.

Fm. †Dinomischidae Conway Morris 1977
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G. †Calathites Luo et al. 1999
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Calathites spinalis Luo et al. 1999
G. †Daihua Zhao et al. 2019
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Daihua sanqiong Zhao et al. 2019
G. †Dinomischus Conway Morris 1977
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Dinomischus isolatus Chen et al. 1989
Dinomischus venustus Chen 1989
G. †Xianguangia Chen and Erdtmann 1991
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Xianguangia sinica Chen and Erdtmann 1991
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Life habit: nektonicp
Diet: carnivorep
Created: 2009-09-21 12:58:54
Modified: 2009-09-21 14:58:54
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Atdabanian to the top of the Delamaran or 521.00000 to 505.30000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0China (Yunnan) Dinomischus sp. (86929) Xianguangia sinica, Calathites spinalis (68083) Xianguangia sp., Dinomischus sp. (86930)
Nangaoian521.0 - 514.5China (Hubai) Dinomischus sp., Xianguangia sinica (219687)
Nangaoian521.0 - 514.5China (Yunnan) Dinomischus isolatus (132330 194163)
Stage 3521.0 - 514.5China (Yunnan) Calathites spinalis (235227 235228)
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3Canada (British Columbia) Dinomischus isolatus (121959) Dinomischus sagittiformis (84426 84428)
Middle Cambrian506.5 - 497.0Canada (Brithish Columbia) Dinomischus sp. (188661)