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Megacheira
Taxonomy
Megacheira was named by Hou and Bergström (1997).
It was assigned to Proschizoramia by Hou and Bergström (1997); to Arthropoda by Siveter et al. (2014); and to Deuteropoda by Lerosey-Aubril et al. (2020) and Zeng et al. (2020).
It was assigned to Proschizoramia by Hou and Bergström (1997); to Arthropoda by Siveter et al. (2014); and to Deuteropoda by Lerosey-Aubril et al. (2020) and Zeng et al. (2020).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1997 | Megacheira Hou and Bergström |
| 2014 | Megacheira Siveter et al. p. 3 |
| 2020 | Megacheira Lerosey-Aubril et al. p. 512 |
| 2020 | Megacheira Zeng et al. p. 104 |
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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.
Cl. †Megacheira Hou and Bergström 1997
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Fm. †Kootenichelidae Legg 2013
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Or. †Leanchoiliida Størmer 1944
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Fm. †Enaliktidae Siveter et al. 2014
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Fm. †Leanchoiliidae Raymond 1935
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G. †Alalcomenaeus Simonetta 1970
G. †Leanchoilia Walcott 1912
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†Leanchoilia hanceyi Briggs and Robison 1984
†Leanchoilia illecebrosa Hou 1987
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Invalid names: Apiocephalus elegans Luo and Hu 1999 [synonym], Dianchia mirabilis Luo and Hu 1997 [synonym], Leanchoilia asiatica Luo and Hu 1997 [synonym], Yohoia sinensis Luo and Hu 1997 [synonym], Zhongxinai speciosa Luo and Hu 1997 [synonym]
†Leanchoilia protogonia Simonetta 1970
†Leanchoilia superlata Walcott 1912
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available