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Megastrophia (Eomegastrophia)
Taxonomy
Megastrophia (Eomegastrophia) was named by Cocks (1967). Its type is Megastrophia (Eomegastrophia) ethica.
It was Brachyprion (Eomegastrophia) by Harper and Boucot (1978) and Dewing (1999); it was reranked as Eomegastrophia by Rong and Cocks (1984), Williams et al. (2000), Sepkoski (2002), Musteikis and Cocks (2004) and Cocks (2019).
It was assigned to Megastrophia by Cocks (1967); to Brachyprion by Harper and Boucot (1978) and Dewing (1999); to Strophomenida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Leptostrophiidae by Rong and Cocks (1984), Williams et al. (2000), Musteikis and Cocks (2004) and Cocks (2019).
It was Brachyprion (Eomegastrophia) by Harper and Boucot (1978) and Dewing (1999); it was reranked as Eomegastrophia by Rong and Cocks (1984), Williams et al. (2000), Sepkoski (2002), Musteikis and Cocks (2004) and Cocks (2019).
It was assigned to Megastrophia by Cocks (1967); to Brachyprion by Harper and Boucot (1978) and Dewing (1999); to Strophomenida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Leptostrophiidae by Rong and Cocks (1984), Williams et al. (2000), Musteikis and Cocks (2004) and Cocks (2019).
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1967 | Megastrophia (Eomegastrophia) Cocks p. 260 |
1978 | Brachyprion (Eomegastrophia) Harper and Boucot p. 282 |
1984 | Eomegastrophia Rong and Cocks |
1999 | Brachyprion (Eomegastrophia) Dewing |
2000 | Eomegastrophia Williams et al. p. 282 |
2002 | Eomegastrophia Sepkoski |
2004 | Eomegastrophia Musteikis and Cocks |
2019 | Eomegastrophia Cocks pp. 51 - 52 |
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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.
Subg. †Megastrophia (Eomegastrophia) Cocks 1967
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†Megastrophia (Eomegastrophia) acanthoptera Whiteaves 1891
†Megastrophia (Eomegastrophia) paskoiacensis Stearn 1956
Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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L. R. M. Cocks 1967 | Megastrophia with dental plates. |