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Paradoxides (Mawddachites)

Artiopoda - Redlichiida - Paradoxididae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Paradoxides (Mawddachites) Fletcher pp. 47 - 48
2014Mawddachites Weidner and Nielsen pp. 79 - 80

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderRedlichiidaRichter 1932
suborderRedlichiinaRichter 1932
superfamilyParadoxidoideaHawle and Corda 1847
familyParadoxididaeEmmrich 1839
genusParadoxidesBrongniart 1822
subgenusMawddachitesFletcher 2007

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.

Subg. †Paradoxides (Mawddachites) Fletcher 2007
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Diagnosis
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Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 100 to < 1000g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Spines: minorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: carnivoresuperf
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-02-25 10:19:06
Modified: 2009-02-25 12:19:06
Source: g = genus, f = family, superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Hendy 2009, Fortey and Owens 1999
Collections
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