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Ruchtonia lata

Hyolithelminthida - Torellellidae

Taxonomy

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Ruchtonia lata Cobbold and Pocock

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
orderHyolithelminthida(Fischer 1962)
familyTorellellidae
RankNameAuthor
genusRuchtonia
specieslata

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.

Ruchtonia lata Cobbold and Pocock 1934
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphatico
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10f
Ribbing: minorf
Spines: nonef
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindo
Created: 2009-02-26 07:15:24
Modified: 2009-09-21 14:26:33
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy 2009
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