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Metacalymene
Taxonomy
Metacalymene was named by Kegel (1927) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ludl-l]. It is not extant.
It was assigned to Phacopida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Calymenidae by Shirley (1936) and Jell and Adrain (2003).
It was assigned to Phacopida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Calymenidae by Shirley (1936) and Jell and Adrain (2003).
Sister genera
Apocalymene, Calymenella, Calymenesum, Colpocoryphe, Dekalymene, Flexicalymene, Gravicalymene, Linguocalymene, Liocalymene, Neseuretus, Onnicalymene, Papillicalymene, Platycalymene, Pradoella, Protocalymene, Reacalymene, Reedocalymene, Salterocoryphe, Sthenarocalymene, Synhomalonotus, Tapinocalymene
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1927 | Metacalymene Kegel |
| 1936 | Metacalymene Shirley p. 395 |
| 2002 | Metacalymene Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2003 | Metacalymene Jell and Adrain p. 405 |
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