THORACICALCAREA GALE, 2015
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https://doi.org/ 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa160 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5700624 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/2C1887BD-FFEC-FFF6-7F40-8895FABAF94D |
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Plazi |
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†SUPERORDER THORACICALCAREA GALE, 2015
Diagnosis: As described by Gale (2015a); extant taxa are monophyletic by molecular analyses. Thoracicans with five or more plates composed of calcite, or secondarily lost; living taxa with a pre-orally positioned adductor muscle and no comb collar around mantle aperture; first pair of thoracopods modified into mouth cirri (maxillipeds).
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