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Taxonomy
Metacanthina was named by Pillet (1954) [Sepkoski's age data: D Sieg D Emsi-u Sepkoski's reference number: 421,983]. Its type is Cryphaeus barrandei.
It was reranked as Asteropyge (Metacanthina) by Pillet (1953).
It was assigned to Asteropyge by Pillet (1953); to Phacopida by Sepkoski (2002); to Acastidae by Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Asteropyginae by Bignon and Crônier (2014).
It was reranked as Asteropyge (Metacanthina) by Pillet (1953).
It was assigned to Asteropyge by Pillet (1953); to Phacopida by Sepkoski (2002); to Acastidae by Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Asteropyginae by Bignon and Crônier (2014).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1953 | Asteropyge (Metacanthina) Pillet |
| 1954 | Metacanthina Pillet |
| 2002 | Metacanthina Jell and Adrain p. 405 |
| 2002 | Metacanthina Sepkoski |
| 2014 | Metacanthina Bignon and Crônier p. 18 |
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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. †Metacanthina Pillet 1954
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†Metacanthina asnoensis Gandl 1972
†Metacanthina barrandei de Tromelin and Lebesconte 1876
†Metacanthina issoumourensis Morzadec 2001
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available