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Tryblidium nycteis

Tergomya - Tryblidiida - Tryblidiidae

Taxonomy
Metoptoma nycteis was named by Billings (1865) [Metoptoma Nycteis]. It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Tryblidium nycteis by Whiteaves (1884), Ulrich and Scofield (1897), Twenhofel (1938) and Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Metoptoma nycteis Billings p. 38 figs. 39a-b
1884Tryblidium nycteis Whiteaves
1897Tryblidium nycteis Ulrich and Scofield p. 825
1938Tryblidium nycteis Twenhofel p. 56 figs. pl. 9 f. 6-7
2023Tryblidium nycteis Wagner p. 3563

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classTergomya
orderTryblidiida()
superfamilyTryblidioidea()
familyTryblidiidae
genusTryblidium
speciesnycteis()

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.

Tryblidium nycteis Billings 1865
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: grazero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-11 08:50:00
Modified: 2009-06-11 10:50:00
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Cassinian or 482.30000 to 470.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cassinian482.3 - 470.0Canada (Quebec) Tryblidium nycteis (56520)