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Cydippidae

Cydippidae

Taxonomy
Cydippidae was named by Gegenbaur (1856). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Ctenophora by Bartels et al. (1998).

Subtaxa

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Cydippidae Gegenbaur
1888Pleurobrachiidae Chun
1998Cydippidae Bartels et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Eumetazoa
Triploblastica
RankNameAuthor
phylumCtenophoraEschscholtz 1829
familyCydippidaeGegenbaur 1856
familyCydippidaeGegenbaur 1856

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. †Cydippidae Gegenbaur 1856
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Invalid names: Pleurobrachiidae Chun 1888 [synonym]
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: Early/Lower Emsian or 410.62000 to 399.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Germany (Gemuenden) Archeocydippida hunsrueckiana (26903)