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Vestrogothia anterispinata

Phosphatocopida - Vestrogothiidae

Discussion

Diagnosis: shield pre-plete, length longer than height; with a dorsal furrow; anterior extreme of dorsal furrow extending antero-dorsally into a long spine directed at an angle of about 50 degrees; posterior extreme of the dorsal furrow a triangular plate; valve smooth without any ornaments, without valve spines or marginal spines. (Zhang, Dong 2009).

Taxonomy
Vestrogothia anterispinata was named by Zhang and Dong (2009). It is not extant. Its type specimen is GMPKU2351, a valve (antenna, Partial mandible, post mandibular limbs).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2009Vestrogothia anterispinata Zhang and Dong p. 787 fig. 789

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
subphylumCrustaceaBrĂ¼nnich 1772
orderPhosphatocopidaMueller 1964
familyVestrogothiidaeKozur 1974
genusVestrogothia
speciesanterispinata

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.

Vestrogothia anterispinata Zhang and Dong 2009
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2010-02-05 03:47:12
Modified: 2010-02-12 03:01:04
Source: g = genus, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Jell and Adrain 2002
Collections
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