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Fortiforceps

Megacheira - Fortiforcipida - Fortiforcipidae

Taxonomy
Fortiforceps was named by Hou and Bergström (1997). It is not extant. Its type is Fortiforceps foliosa.

It was assigned to Fortiforcipidae by Hou and Bergström (1997).

Species
F. foliosa (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Fortiforceps Hou and Bergström

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
classMegacheira
orderFortiforcipida
familyFortiforcipidae
genusFortiforceps

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.

G. †Fortiforceps Hou and Bergström 1997
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†Fortiforceps foliosa Hou and Bergström 1997
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: carnivoreg
Vision: well-developedg
Created: 2010-08-27 06:43:52
Modified: 2010-08-27 08:43:52
Source: g = genus
Reference: Hou et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Atdabanian to the top of the Nangaoian or 520.00000 to 513.00000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Atdabanian520.0 - 516.0China (Yunnan) F. foliosa (68083 96402 96405) F. sp. (86929 86930)
Nangaoian516.0 - 513.0China (Yunnan) F. foliosa (132330 194155 194161)