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Polyphyma

Bradoriida - Hipponicharionidae

Taxonomy
Polyphyma was named by Groom (1902) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm uMid Cm Dres-u Sepkoski's reference number: 131,1066].

It was assigned to Hipponicharionidae by Benson et al. (1961); to Archaeocopida by Bengtson (1992); and to Ostracoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Polyphyma Groom
1961Polyphyma Benson et al. p. 103
1992Polyphyma Bengtson p. 1022
2002Polyphyma Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
RankNameAuthor
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
orderBradoriida(Raymond 1935)
familyHipponicharionidae
genusPolyphymaGroom 1902

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. †Polyphyma Groom 1902
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 0.1 to < 1.0g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Spines: noneg
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektobenthicc
Diet: omnivorec
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-02-25 14:59:58
Modified: 2009-02-25 16:59:58
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Benson et al. 1961
Collections
No collection or age range data are available