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Suborder:
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Anarcestina 
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Superfamily:
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Anarcestoidea 
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Family:
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Anarcestidae 
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Subfamily:
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Anarcestinae | 
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Qualifier:
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fy | 
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Author:
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	Steinmann 1890,p.391	 
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Valid:
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Anarcestidae Steinmann   TAX457  | 
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Lower Boundary:
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DER Schönau Lst. base, 405.5 million years
 
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Upper Boundary:
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MD1B F.platypleura Zone base     [00,20], 397 million years
 
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