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Skania fragilis

Parvancorinidae

Taxonomy
Skania fragilis was named by Walcott (1931). Its type specimen is USNM 83950, an exoskeleton (complete specimen with soft parts), and it is a compression preserving soft parts. It is the type species of Skania.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Skania fragilis Walcott pp. 25-27 figs. text-fig. 8, pl. 21, fig. 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Parvancorinomorpha
familyParvancorinidaeGlaessner 1979
genusSkaniaWalcott 1931
speciesfragilisWalcott 1931

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Skania fragilis Walcott 1931
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Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2004-02-29 09:38:49
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:38:49
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2004
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