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Zamponiopteron spinifera

Taxonomy
Zamponiopteron spinifera was named by Janvier and Riglos (1986) [A species of Zamponiopteron with elongated pterygia! plates, the anterior margin of which bears prominent spines containing the distal end of the radial canals.]. Its type specimen is MNHN Bol V003287, a partial skeleton (an almost complete pterygia! plate preserved as a natural mould), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Zamponiopteron spinifera Janvier and Riglos

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
RankNameAuthor
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
genusZamponiopteron
speciesspinifera

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.

†Zamponiopteron spinifera Janvier and Riglos 1986
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Diagnosis
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Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 15:11:50
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:11:50
Source: subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988
Collections
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