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Pahvantia

Radiodonta - Hurdiidae

Taxonomy

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Pahvantia Sepkoski
2018Pahvantia Lerosey-Aubril and Pates p. SOM
2020Pahvantia Lerosey-Aubril et al. p. 507
2021Pahvantia Pates et al. p. 20

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Life
orderRadiodontaCollins 1996
familyHurdiidae
genusPahvantia

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. †Pahvantia
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Pahvantia hastata Robison and Richards 1981
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. Lerosey-Aubril and S. Pates 2018Hurdiid 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.