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Megadictyon haikouensis âśť

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8617416https://www.gbif.org/species/8617416
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)303377https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=303377
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Megadictyon : Megadictyon haikouensis
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Megadictyon : Megadictyon haikouensis
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Ecdysozoa
-Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
genusMegadictyonLuo and Hu
speciesMegadictyon haikouensisLuo & Hu 1999
Generic NameMegadictyon
Scientific NameMegadictyon haikouensis Luo & Hu, 1999
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Megadictyon haikouensisspeciesbelongs to Megadictyonstated with evidenceLuo and Hu, 1999
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance520 - 516 Ma
Cambrian
Last Recorded Appearance520 - 516 Ma
Cambrian
Motilityactively mobile (based on Arthropoda)
Primary Reference (PBDB)M. R. Smith and J. Ortega-Hernández. 2014. Hallucigenia's onychophoran-like claws and the case for Tactopoda. Nature

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1999Megadictyon haikouensis Luo and Hu

References

Smith M. R., Ortega-Hernández J. (2014) Hallucigenia's onychophoran-like claws and the case for Tactopoda, Nature doi:10.1038/nature13576
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
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