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Cupithecidae (disused)

Cupithecidae

Taxonomy
Cupithecidae was named by Duan (1984) [COMMENTS: Originally entered as Duan in Xing et al. 1984.].

It was assigned to Cupithecina by Duan (1984); and to Problematica by Brock and Cooper (1993) and Parkhaev and Demidenko (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Cupithecidae Duan p. 154
1993Cupithecidae Brock and Cooper p. 777
2010Cupitthecidae Parkhaev and Demidenko p. 949

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumProblematica
RankNameAuthor
familyCupithecidae
familyCupithecidae

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.

Fm. †Cupithecidae Duan 1984
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
P. Y. Parkhaev and Y. Demidenko 2010"Straight or bent conical tubes closed from proximal part. Cross-section circular or oval. Ornamentation absent or represented by distinct transverse and longitudinal ribs. Internal surface of tube smooth. Proximal parts of tube have smaller diameter and usually decollate."