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Scalidophora

Taxonomy
Scalidophora was named as a phylum.

It was synonymized subjectively with Cephalorhyncha by Zrzavy et al. (1998); it was reranked as the superphylum Scalidophora by Liu et al. (2014); it was reranked as the unranked clade Scalidophora by Edgecombe et al. (2011), Zhang et al. (2015) and Harvey and Butterfield (2017).

It was assigned to Cycloneuralia by Zhang et al. (2015); and to Ecdysozoa by Edgecombe et al. (2011), Liu et al. (2014) and Harvey and Butterfield (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Scalidophora Edgecombe et al. p. 153 figs. Fig. 1
2014Scalidophora Liu et al. p. 157
2015Scalidophora Zhang et al. p. 1
2017Scalidophora Harvey and Butterfield p. 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
RankNameAuthor
Ecdysozoa
Scalidophora
Scalidophora

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.

Unr. †Scalidophora
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G. †Eokinorhynchus Zhang et al. 2015
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Eokinorhynchus rarus Zhang et al. 2015
G. †Eolympia Han et al. 2010
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Eolympia pediculata Han et al. 2010
G. †Eopriapulites Liu et al. 2014
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Eopriapulites sphinx Liu et al. 2014
Unr. †Loricifera
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G. †Eolorica Harvey and Butterfield 2017
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Eolorica deadwoodensis Harvey and Butterfield 2017
Invalid names: Kinorhyncha [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available