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Xenusion

Taxonomy
Xenusion was named by Pompeckj (1927) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Tomm-u Sepkoski's reference number: 345]. Its type is Xenusion auerswaldae.

It was assigned to Problematica by Bengtson (1992); to Lobopoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Onychophora by Smith and Ortega-Hernández (2014).

Species
X. auerswaldae (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Xenusion Pompeckj p. 311
1992Xenusion Bengtson p. 1033
2002Xenusion Sepkoski
2014Xenusion Smith and Ortega-Hernández

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
RankNameAuthor
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumOnychophoraGrube 1853
genusXenusionPompeckj 1927

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. †Xenusion Pompeckj 1927
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Xenusion auerswaldae Pompeckj 1927
Diagnosis
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