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Blountia
Taxonomy
Blountia was named by Walcott (1916). Its type is Blountia mimula.
It was assigned to Ogygiocarinae by Walcott (1916); to Ptychopariida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Kingstoniidae by Westrop (1992) and Jell and Adrain (2002).
It was assigned to Ogygiocarinae by Walcott (1916); to Ptychopariida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Kingstoniidae by Westrop (1992) and Jell and Adrain (2002).
Species
B. alemon, B. alexas, B. amage, B. andreas, B. anser, B. mimula (type species), B. terranovica, B. virginica
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1916 | Blountia Walcott p. 396 |
| 1937 | Homodictya Raymond |
| 1937 | Protillaenus Raymond |
| 1992 | Blountia Westrop |
| 2002 | Blountia Jell and Adrain p. 350 |
| 2002 | Blountia Sepkoski |
| 2002 | Homodictya Sepkoski |
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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.
G. †Blountia Walcott 1916
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†Blountia alemon Walcott 1916
†Blountia alexas Walcott 1916
†Blountia amage Walcott 1916
†Blountia andreas Walcott 1916
†Blountia anser Walcott 1916
†Blountia mimula Walcott 1916
†Blountia terranovica Resser 1942
†Blountia virginica Rasetti 1961
Invalid names: Homodictya Raymond 1937 [synonym], Protillaenus Raymond 1937 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available