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Myocaris plicata

Rostroconchia - Ribeirioida - Technophoridae

Taxonomy
Ischyrinia plicata was named by Billings (1866). It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Technophorus plicata by Twenhofel (1928); it was recombined as Technophorus plicatus by Pojeta and Runnegar (1976); it was recombined as Myocaris plicata by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Ischyrinia plicata Billings pp. 52 - 53
1928Technophorus plicata Twenhofel p. 340 figs. pl. 56 f. 8
1976Technophorus plicatus Pojeta and Runnegar p. 59 figs. pl. 12 f. 1-3
2023Myocaris plicata Wagner p. S3594

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

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.

Myocaris plicata Billings 1866
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available