Source Data | |
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Rank | genus (PBDB) |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Archaeostraca : Mesothyra |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Mesothyra | genus | belongs to Archaeostraca | stated without evidence | Sturgeon et al., 1964 |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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First Recorded Appearance | 372 - 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian |
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Last Recorded Appearance | 372 - 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian |
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Motility | actively mobile (based on Phyllocarida) |
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Vision | well-developed (based on Malacostraca) |
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Diet | carnivore (based on Phyllocarida) |
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Taphonomy | chitin (based on Malacostraca) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | M. T. Sturgeon, W. J. Hlavin, and R. V. Kesling. 1964. Rare crustaceans from the Upper Devonian Chagrin Shale in northern Ohio. Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan 19(5):47-64 |
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