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Xenusiidae (disused)
Taxonomy
Xenusiidae was named by Dzik and Krumbiegel (1989).
It was assigned to Lobopodia by Budd and Peel (1998); and to Xenusiida by Liu et al. (2006).
It was assigned to Lobopodia by Budd and Peel (1998); and to Xenusiida by Liu et al. (2006).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1989 | Xenusiidae Dzik and Krumbiegel |
| 1998 | Xenusiidae Budd and Peel p. 1203 |
| 2006 | Xenusiidae Liu et al. p. 217 |
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Fm. †Xenusiidae Dzik and Krumbiegel 1989
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| G. E. Budd and J. S. Peel 1998 | Large lobopodians with robust trunk annulations; trunk nodes large; terminal limb claws apparently absent; annular nodes and long slender branched frontal appendages present in at least some forms. |