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Pentastomida

Ichthyostraca

Taxonomy
Pentastomida was named by Diesing (1836). It is extant.

It was reranked as the subclass Pentastomida by Martin and Davis (2001), Oakley et al. (2013) and Hegna et al. (2020).

It was assigned to Maxillopoda by Martin and Davis (2001); to Metazoa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Ichthyostraca by Oakley et al. (2013) and Hegna et al. (2020).

Sister taxa
Cephalobaenida, Porocephalida

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1836Pentastomida Diesing
2001Pentastomida Martin and Davis p. 60
2002Pentastomida Sepkoski
2013Pentastomida Oakley et al.
2020Pentastomida Hegna et al. p. 23

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
RankNameAuthor
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassOligostracaZrzavý et al. 1997
classIchthyostracaZrzavý et al. 1997
subclassPentastomida(Diesing 1836)
subclassPentastomida(Diesing 1836)

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.

Subcl. Pentastomida Diesing 1836
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Boeckelericambria pelturae Waloszek and Mueller 1994
Or. Cephalobaenida Heymons 1935
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G. †Invavita Siveter et al. 2015
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Invavita piratica Siveter et al. 2015
Invalid names: Porocephalida Heymons 1935 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Wenlock or 433.40000 to 427.40000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 427.4 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4United Kingdom Invavita piratica (68060)