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Hallucishaniids

Taxonomy
Hallucishaniids was named by Smith and Caron (2015). It is not extant. It was considered monophyletic by Smith and Caron (2015).

It was assigned to Onychophora by Smith and Caron (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Hallucishaniids Smith and Caron

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
RankNameAuthor
Panarthropoda
phylumOnychophoraGrube 1853
Hallucishaniids
Hallucishaniids

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. †Hallucishaniids Smith and Caron 2015
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G. †Carbotubulus Haug et al. 2012
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Carbotubulus waloszeki Haug et al. 2012
G. †Hallucigenia Conway Morris 1977
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Hallucigenia fortis Hou and Bergström 1995
Hallucigenia sparsa Conway Morris 1977
Fm. †Hallucigeniidae Conway Morris 1977
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G. †Thanahita Siveter et al. 2018
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Thanahita distos Siveter et al. 2018
G. †Orstenotubulus Maas et al. 2007
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Orstenotubulus evamuellerae Maas et al. 2007
G. †Rushtonites Hinz 1987
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Rushtonites spinosus Hinz 1987
Invalid names: Luolishaniidae Hou and Bergstrom 1995 [empty]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
M. R. Smith and J.-B. Caron 2015Recovered by cladistic analysis and diagnosed by a swollen head, dorsal spines, and the differentiation of the anterior trunk and trunk appendages