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IRMNG taxon detailsPalaeacmaeidae Grabau & Shimer, 1909 †
marine
fossil only
Not documented
Taxonomic remark Palaeacmaeidae has long been classified in the Monoplacophora. However, Webers & Yochelson (1999, J. Paleont. 73: 598-607)...
Taxonomic remark Palaeacmaeidae has long been classified in the Monoplacophora. However, Webers & Yochelson (1999, J. Paleont. 73: 598-607) have showed that the Cambrian type species of Palaeacmaea is not a mollusc, but perhaps a Cnidaria [WoRMS, Mar 2013]. [details]
IRMNG (2021). Palaeacmaeidae Grabau & Shimer, 1909 †. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=102472 on 2024-11-18
basis of record
Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details]
basis of record WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details] extant flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details] habitat flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details] Unreviewed
Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Hydrozoa (Class) > Hydroida (Order) > Palaeacmaeidae (Family) [details]Descriptive info Benton, 1993 habitat flag(s): M; stratigraphic range: Cambrian (Merioneth)-Cretaceous (Barremian) [details] Taxonomic remark Palaeacmaeidae has long been classified in the Monoplacophora. However, Webers & Yochelson (1999, J. Paleont. 73: 598-607) have showed that the Cambrian type species of Palaeacmaea is not a mollusc, but perhaps a Cnidaria [WoRMS, Mar 2013]. [details] |
