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Gnathostomulida (disused)

Taxonomy
Gnathostomulida was named as a phylum. It is extant.

It was reranked as the unranked clade Gnathostomulida by Edgecombe et al. (2011).

It was assigned to Neotrichozoa by Zrzavy et al. (1998); and to Gnathifera by Edgecombe et al. (2011), Nielsen (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Gnathostomulida Zrzavy et al.
2011Gnathostomulida Edgecombe et al. p. 153 figs. Fig. 1
2012Gnathostomulida Nielsen p. 182 figs. Fig. 23.1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
RankNameAuthor
Spiralia
Gnathifera
phylumGnathostomulida
phylumGnathostomulida

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.

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Diagnosis
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