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Mollisonia

Mollisoniida - Mollisoniidae

Taxonomy
Mollisonia was named by Walcott (1912) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm mMid-u Cm uMid-l Sepkoski's reference number: 883].

It was assigned to Arachnomorpha by Briggs et al. (2008); to Arthropoda by Sepkoski (2002), Caron and Jackson (2008); and to Mollisoniidae by Lerosey-Aubril et al. (2020).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1912Mollisonia Walcott
1931Houghtonites Raymond p. 201
2002Mollisonia Sepkoski
2008Mollisonia Briggs et al. p. 248
2008Mollisonia Caron and Jackson p. 226
2020Mollisonia Lerosey-Aubril et al. p. 518

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
orderMollisoniidaLerosey-Aubril et al.
familyMollisoniidaeSimonetta and Della Cava 1975
genusMollisoniaWalcott 1912

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. †Mollisonia Walcott 1912
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Mollisonia symmetrica Walcott 1912
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Invalid names: Mollisonia rara Walcott 1912 [synonym]
Invalid names: Houghtonites Raymond 1931 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: detritivoreg
Comments: Epifaunal vagrant deposit feeder (Caron & Jackson, 2008).g
Created: 2008-10-19 08:20:04
Modified: 2009-10-08 00:59:52
Source: g = genus
Reference: Caron and Jackson 2008

Age range: base of the Nangaoian to the top of the Marjumian or 521.00000 to 497.00000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Nangaoian521.0 - 514.5China (Hubai) M. sp. (219687)
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3Canada (British Columbia) M. sp. (84426 84427 84428 121959)
Middle Cambrian506.5 - 497.0Canada (Brithish Columbia) M. sp. (188664)
Middle Cambrian506.5 - 497.0Canada (British Columbia) M. sp. (171308)
Middle Cambrian506.5 - 497.0USA (Utah) M. symmetrica (80122 80127)
Marjumian504.5 - 497.0USA (Utah) M. symmetrica (230682)