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Miskoidae

Miskoidae

Taxonomy
Miskoidae was named by Walcott (1911). Its type is Miskoia.

It was corrected as Miskoiidae by Howell (1962).

It was assigned to Miskoa by Walcott (1911); to Miskoiida by Howell (1962); and to Archaeopriapulida by Conway Morris (1977).

Subtaxa
Louisella, Miskoia (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Miskoidae Walcott p. 113
1962Miskoiidae Howell p. W165
1977Miskoidae Conway Morris p. 45

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
RankNameAuthor
phylumScalidophora(Lemburg 1995)
phylumPriapulidaThéel 1906
Archaeopriapulida
familyMiskoidae
familyMiskoidae

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. †Miskoidae Walcott 1911
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G. †Louisella
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Louisella pedunculata Conway Morris 1977
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Invalid names: Miskoia pedunculata Walcott 1911 [replaced]
G. †Miskoia Walcott 1911
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Miskoia preciosa Walcott 1911
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: no hard partsp
Locomotion: facultatively mobilep
Life habit: shallow infaunalp
Diet: carnivorep
Vision: blindp
Created: 2009-10-08 23:14:00
Modified: 2010-02-15 06:03:57
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Delamaran or 509.70000 to 505.30000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3Canada (British Columbia) Louisella pedunculata (84418 84422 84423 84424 84425 84428 84429 84432 84435 84436)