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Blountia (Mindycrusta)

Artiopoda - Ptychopariida - Kingstoniidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Blountia (Mindycrusta) Oepik
1967Blountia (Mindycrusta) Öpik p. 234
2002Mindycrusta Jell and Adrain p. 407
2004Mindycrusta Paterson and Laurie p. 104
2006Mindycrusta Bentley et al. p. 183

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
familyKingstoniidaeKobayashi 1935
genusBlountia
subgenusMindycrustaOepik 1967

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.

Subg. †Blountia (Mindycrusta) Oepik 1967
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Diagnosis
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Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-02-26 11:54:57
Modified: 2009-02-26 13:54:57
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004
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