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Opisthonematidae

Gastropoda - Opisthonematidae

Taxonomy

Opisthonematidae was named by Yu (1976).

It was assigned to Gastropoda by Bouchet et al. (2005).

Subtaxa

Opisthonema

Synonyms

Opisthonema was named by Yu (1974) [Sepkoski's age data: O Sepkoski's reference number: ZR79].

It was considered an invalid subgroup of Opisthonematidae by Bouchet et al. (2005).

It was assigned to Archaeogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1974	Opisthonema Yu
1976	Opisthonematidae Yu
2002	Opisthonema Sepkoski
2005	Opisthonematidae Bouchet et al. p. 242

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia

Rank	Name	Author
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Gastropoda
family	Opisthonematidae	Yu 1976
family	Opisthonematidae	Yu 1976

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. †Opisthonematidae Yu 1976

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Invalid names: Opisthonema Yu 1974 [invalid subgroup]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available