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Misszhouia canadensis

Artiopoda - Nektaspidida - Naraoiidae

Taxonomy
Misszhouia canadensis was named by Mayers et al. (2019). It is not extant. Its type locality is Marble Canyon collection, which is in a Cambrian slope claystone/lime mudstone in the Stephen Formation of Canada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Misszhouia canadensis Mayers et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
superclassTrilobitomorpha
orderNektaspidida(Raymond 1920)
familyNaraoiidaeWalcott 1912
genusMisszhouiaChen et al. 1997
speciescanadensis

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.

†Misszhouia canadensis Mayers et al. 2019
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Vision: blindo
Created: 2010-09-28 02:31:16
Modified: 2010-09-28 04:31:16
Source: o = order, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Budd 1999

Age range: Drumian or 504.50000 to 500.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Cambrian506.5 - 497.0Canada (British Columbia) Misszhouia canadensis (234716) Misszhouia longicaudata (type locality: 171308)
Drumian504.5 - 500.5Canada (British Columbia) Misszhouia canadensis (236015)