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Myocaris

Rostroconchia - Ribeirioida - Technophoridae

Taxonomy
Myocaris was named by Salter (1864) [Sepkoski's age data: O Llde Sepkoski's reference number: 542]. Its type is Myocaris lutraria.

It was assigned to Technophoridae by Pojeta and Runnegar (1976); and to Ribeirioida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Myocaris Salter p. 11
1976Myocaris Pojeta and Runnegar p. 47
2002Myocaris Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classRostroconchia
orderRibeirioida
familyTechnophoridae
genusMyocaris

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. †Myocaris Salter 1864
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Myocaris lutraria Salter 1864
Myocaris plicata Billings 1866
Myocaris sharpei Perner 1903
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Invalid names: Technophorus stoermeri Soot-Ryen 1960 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available