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Mizia

Placodermi - Yunnanolepidiformes - Yunnanolepididae

Taxonomy
Mizia was named by Zhu (1996). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Yunnanolepididae by Zhu (1996).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Mizia Zhu

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
—Antiarchi(Cope 1885)
orderYunnanolepidiformes(Zhang 1978)
familyYunnanolepididaeZhang 1978
genusMizia

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. †Mizia Zhu 1996
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†Mizia longhuaensis Zhu 1996
†Mizia parvus Zhu 1996
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-08-17 14:32:58
Modified: 2004-08-17 16:32:58
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Lochkovian to the top of the Early/Lower Emsian or 419.62000 to 399.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02China (Yunnan) M. parvus (162781)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5China M. longhuaensis (238387)