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Calodiscus meeki

Artiopoda - Agnostida - Calodiscidae

Taxonomy
Microdiscus meeki was named by Ford (1876).

It was recombined as Eodiscus meeki by Raymond (1913); it was recombined as Paradiscus meeki by Kobayashi (1944); it was recombined as Calodiscus meeki by Rasetti (1952); it was recombined as Calodiscus meeki by Rasetti (1952).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Microdiscus meeki Ford p. 361
1913Eodiscus meeki Raymond p. 103 figs. Figure 9
1944Paradiscus meeki Kobayashi p. 50 figs. pl. 2, fig. 7
1952Calodiscus meeki Rasetti p. 442 figs. Plate 51, figures 19-21

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
orderAgnostidaSalter 1864
suborderEodiscina
familyCalodiscidaeKobayashi 1943
genusCalodiscusHowell 1935
speciesmeeki(Ford 1876)

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.

Calodiscus meeki Ford 1876
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult height: 0.1 to < 1.0g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: blindg
Created: 2009-06-08 08:49:12
Modified: 2009-12-19 07:46:32
Source: g = genus, o = order
References: Hendy 2009, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available