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Mandibulata
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Rank | subphylum (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Mandibulata | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 66,850 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 12,547 (19%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 541 - 530 Ma Cambrian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Arthropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. Shoshani, D. C. Fisher, and J. M. Zawiskie, S. J. Thurlow, S. L. Shoshani, W. S. Benninghoff, F. H. Zoch. 1989. The Shelton Mastodon Site: Multidisciplinary study of a late Pleistocene (Twocreekan) locality in Southeastern Michigan. Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan 27(14):393-436 |
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Trilobita ✝ class | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | Trilobite | 52,454 | 541 Ma Cambrian | 254 Ma Permian |
Pancrustacea unranked clade | listed (PBDB) | 81,272 | 541 Ma Cambrian | 0 Ma Extant |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1989 | Mandibulata Shoshani et al. p. 435 |
2012 | Mandibulata Nielsen p. 244 figs. Fig. 44.2 |
References
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!