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Mochtyella

Polychaeta - Eunicida - Mochtyellidae

Taxonomy
Mochtyella was named by Kielan-Jaworowska (1961) [Sepkoski's age data: O Llde-u K Ceno-l Sepkoski's reference number: 366,ZR91]. Its type is Mochtyella cristata. It is the type genus of Mochtyellidae.

It was assigned to Mochtyellidae by Hints (1998); and to Eunicemorpha by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
M. cristata (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data
M. dublicidentata, M. duplicidentata, M. polonica, M. trapezoidea

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Mochtyella Kielan-Jaworowska
1998Mochtyella Hints p. 485
2002Mochtyella Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumAnnelidaLamarck 1809
classPolychaetaGrube 1850
orderEunicidaUshakov 1955
familyMochtyellidaeMochtyellidae Kielan-Jaworowska 1966
genusMochtyellaKielan-Jaworowska 1961

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.

G. †Mochtyella Kielan-Jaworowska 1961
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†Mochtyella cristata Kielan-Jaworowska 1961
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: detritivorec
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-21 12:32:22
Modified: 2010-02-16 04:15:12
Source: c = class
Reference: Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Nabala to the top of the Ludlow or 450.50000 to 422.70000 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Katian452.8 - 445.2Canada (Quebec) M. trapezoidea (222877) M. trapezoidea, M. spp. (222885)
Nabala450.5 - 449.9Estonia M. fragilis, M. duplicidentata, M. cristata (159345)
Vormsi449.9 - 449.5Estonia M. cristata (159347) M. fragilis, M. dublicidentata, M. polonica, M. cristata (159346)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Estonia M. fragilis, M. dublicidentata, M. cristata (159348)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7Russian Federation (Siberia) M. cristata (206380 206381 206386)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Czechia M. pragensis (216672 216674 216675) M. sp. (216650 216669) M. sp., M. pragensis (216658) M. sp., M. pragensis, M. spp. (216671) M. spp. (216652 216659 216664) M. spp., M. sp. (216656) M. spp., M. sp., M. pragensis (216660 216673)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Russian Federation (Siberia) M. sp. (206346)