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Tegopeltidae (disused)

Artiopoda - Helmetiida - Tegopeltidae

Taxonomy
Tegopeltidae was named by Simonetta and Delle Cave (1975).

It was assigned to Helmetiida by Losso et al. (2025).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Tegopeltidae Simonetta and Delle Cave
2025Tegopeltidae Losso et al. p. 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
subclassConcilitergaHou and Bergström 1997
orderHelmetiidaNovozhilov 1960
familyTegopeltidaeSimonetta and Delle Cave 1975
familyTegopeltidaeSimonetta and Delle Cave 1975

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. †Tegopeltidae Simonetta and Delle Cave 1975
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
S. R. Losso et al. 2025Concilitergans in which the thorax has fused tergites and no pleural or pygidial spines. The interpleural furrows nearly completely effaced in some representatives.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2004-02-29 09:38:49
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:38:49
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available