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Xenopoda (disused)

Taxonomy
Xenopoda was named by Hou and Bergstrom (1997). It is not extant. It was considered paraphyletic by Ortega-Hernandez et al. (2013).

It was assigned to Vicissicaudata by Ortega-Hernandez et al. (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Xenopoda Hou and Bergstrom
2013Xenopoda Ortega-Hernandez et al. p. 38 fig. 6a

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
superclassVicissicaudata()
XenopodaHou and Bergstrom 1997
XenopodaHou and Bergstrom 1997

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. †Xenopoda Hou and Bergstrom 1997
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available