Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Scenella orithyia

Tergomya - Scenellidae

Taxonomy
Metoptoma orithyia was named by Billings (1865) [Metoptoma Orithyia]. It is not extant.

It was recombined as Scenella orithyia by Wagner (2023).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. discinoides, S. emeishanensis, S. levis, S. micra, S. paupera, S. radians, S. tuberculata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Metoptoma orithyia Billings pp. 38 - 39 figs. 40a-b
2023Scenella orithyia Wagner p. 4478

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classTergomya
superfamilyScenelloideaMiller 1889
familyScenellidae
genusScenellaBillings 1872
speciesorithyia()

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.

†Scenella orithyia Billings 1865
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available