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Mollisoniidae

Mollisoniida - Mollisoniidae

Taxonomy
Mollisoniidae was named by Simonetta and Della Cava (1975). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Mollisoniida by Lerosey-Aubril et al. (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Mollisoniidae Simonetta and Della Cava
2020Mollisoniidae Lerosey-Aubril et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
orderMollisoniidaLerosey-Aubril et al.
familyMollisoniidaeSimonetta and Della Cava 1975
familyMollisoniidaeSimonetta and Della Cava 1975

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.

Fm. †Mollisoniidae Simonetta and Della Cava 1975
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G. †Mollisonia Walcott 1912
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Mollisonia symmetrica Walcott 1912
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Invalid names: Mollisonia rara Walcott 1912 [synonym]
Invalid names: Houghtonites Raymond 1931 [synonym]
G. †Thelxiope
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Thelxiope holmani Lerosey-Aubril et al. 2020
Thelxiope palaeothalassia Simonetta and Delle Cave 1975
Thelxiope spinosa Conway Morris and Robison 1988
Invalid names: Ecnomocaris Conway Morris and Robison 1988 [synonym], Parahabelia Simonetta 1964 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2004-02-29 09:38:49
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:38:49
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Nangaoian to the top of the Floian or 521.00000 to 470.00000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Nangaoian521.0 - 514.0China (Hubai) Mollisonia sp. (219687)
Delamaran511.2 - 506.5Canada (British Columbia) Mollisonia sp. (84426 84427 84428)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0Canada (British Columbia) Mollisonia sp. (171308)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0USA (Utah) Mollisonia symmetrica (80122 80127)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0Canada (Brithish Columbia) Mollisonia sp. (188664)
Marjumian504.5 - 497.0USA (Utah) Mollisonia symmetrica, Thelxiope holmani, Thelxiope spinosa (230682)
Floian477.7 - 470.0Morocco Thelxiope sp. (96113)