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Fortiforcipidae

Megacheira - Fortiforcipida - Fortiforcipidae

Taxonomy
Fortiforcipidae was named by Hou and Bergström (1997). It is not extant.

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

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Fortiforcipidae Hou and Bergström

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

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.

Fm. †Fortiforcipidae Hou and Bergström 1997
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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 mobilep
Created: 2004-02-29 09:38:49
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:38:49
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Atdabanian or 521.00000 to 516.00000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0China (Yunnan) Fortiforceps foliosa (68083 96402 96405) Fortiforceps sp. (86929 86930)
Nangaoian521.0 - 514.0China (Yunnan) Fortiforceps foliosa (132330 194155 194161)