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Mesomyzon mengae

Agnatha - Petromyzontiformes

Taxonomy
Mesomyzon mengae was named by Chang et al. (2006). Its type specimen is IVPP V14719, a skeleton, and it is a compression preserving soft parts. Its type locality is Ningcheng, which is in a Barremian/Aptian terrestrial shale in the Yixian Formation of China. It is the type species of Mesomyzon.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Mesomyzon mengae Chang et al. p. 972

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
classAgnathaCope 1889
HyperoartiaMüller 1844
orderPetromyzontiformesBerg 1940
genusMesomyzon
speciesmengae

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.

Mesomyzon mengae Chang et al. 2006
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2009-12-09 04:57:12
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:08:06
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Barremian to the top of the Early/Lower Aptian or 130.00000 to 122.46000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian130.0 - 122.46China (Nei Mongol) Mesomyzon mengae (type locality: 68047)