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Jamoytiidae

Jamoytiiformes - Jamoytiidae

Taxonomy
Jamoytiidae was named by White (1946). It is not extant. Its type is Jamoytius.

It was assigned to Jamoytiiformes by van der Laan (2019).

Subtaxa
Jamoytius (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1946Jamoytiidae White p. 96
2019Jamoytiidae van der Laan p. 19

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumVertebrata
superclassAnaspidomorphi
orderJamoytiiformes
familyJamoytiidaeWhite 1946
familyJamoytiidaeWhite 1946

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. †Jamoytiidae White 1946
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G. †Jamoytius White 1946
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†Jamoytius kerwoodi White 1946
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 15:11:50
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:11:50
Source: subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Telychian or 438.60000 to 432.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandovery - Wenlock443.1 - 426.7United Kingdom (Scotland) Jamoytius sp. (26886)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9United Kingdom (South Lanarkshire) Jamoytius kerwoodi (237854)
Telychian - Sheinwoodian438.6 - 430.6United Kingdom Jamoytius kerwoodi (238427)