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Pahvantia
Taxonomy
Pahvantia is a genus. It is not extant.
It was assigned to Arthropoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Hurdiidae by Lerosey-Aubril and Pates (2018), Lerosey-Aubril et al. (2020) and Pates et al. (2021).
It was assigned to Arthropoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Hurdiidae by Lerosey-Aubril and Pates (2018), Lerosey-Aubril et al. (2020) and Pates et al. (2021).
Species
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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2002 | Pahvantia Sepkoski |
2018 | Pahvantia Lerosey-Aubril and Pates p. SOM |
2020 | Pahvantia Lerosey-Aubril et al. p. 507 |
2021 | Pahvantia Pates et al. p. 20 |
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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.
Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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R. Lerosey-Aubril and S. Pates 2018 | Hurdiid radiodont exhibiting the following unique combination of characters: central element lanceolate (length/width ratio > 2), with a tiny antero-sagittal spine, well-developed lateral lips, a strong postero-lateral constriction, and an indented posterior margin; paired lateral elements tall, with a straight to slightly concave postero- dorsal margin; frontal appendage equipped with at least seven plate-like endites, including two proximal ones bearing at least seven anterior auxiliary spines organised in two rows, and five longer distal ones fringed anteriorly by two rows of 50–60 narrowly-spaced setae. |