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Metorthinae
Taxonomy
Metorthinae was named by Williams (1965). Its type is Metorthis.
It was assigned to Plaesiomyidae by Williams et al. (2000).
It was assigned to Plaesiomyidae by Williams et al. (2000).
Subtaxa
Metorthis (type genus)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1965 | Metorthinae Williams |
| 2000 | Metorthinae Williams et al. p. 750 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||
Collections (11 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tremadoc | China (Hunan and Hubei) | Metorthis sp. (7720) | |
| Tremadoc | China (YunNan) | Metorthis sp. (7736) | |
| Dawan | China (YunNan) | Metorthis sp. (7746) | |
| Dawan | China (Hunan and Hubei) | Metorthis sp. (7717) | |
| Arenig | China (Sichuan) | Metorthis sp. (7669) | |
| Arenig | China (GuangDong) | Metorthis sp. (4679) | |
| Arenig | China (YunNan) | Metorthis sp. (7732) | |
| Dapingian | China (Sichuan) | Metorthis sp. (185762) | |
| Llanvirn | China (SiChuan) | Metorthis sp. (7951) | |
| Longvillian | China (ShanXi) | Metorthis sp. (7885) | |
| Actonian - Onnian | China (ShanXi) | Metorthis sp. (8007) |